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in Table 8. According to SVM exports from Thoothukkudi, the export of Moringa products are growing at a rate
of 26 to 30 per cent annually. The major countries which import Moringa leaves are China, United States of
America, Germany, Canada, South Korea and European countries.
Table 9 Details of Moringa Seed Produce Exported from India during the year 2016
SI. No.
Particulars of Produce
Quantity Exported in Kgs
Percentage to Total
01
Moringa Seed
27730.00
84.09
02
Moringa Seed Kernel
5003.00
15.17
03
Moringa Seed Powder
02.00
00.01
04
Moringa Seed Cake Powder
200.00
00.61
05
Moringa Seed Oil
40.00
00.12
Total
32975.00
100.00
Table 9 revealed the details of export of Moringa seed and seed based value-added products. Around 33 tonnes of
seed and seed based Moringa products are exported from India specifically from Tamil Nadu through
Thoothukkudi Port. In that Moringa Seed alone accounted for 84 per cent to the total export of Moringa seed
based products followed by Moringa Seed Kernel which is accounted for 15 per cent to the total. The Moringa
Seed Oil and Moringa Seed Cake Powder are the other products manufactured out of Moringa seed and are
exported for different purposes abroad. Another important product of Moringa exported abroad is Moringa Leaf
Powder which is exported to around 12 major destinations from Tamil Nadu. These details are analyzed and the
results are presented in Table 10.
Table 10 Quantity of Moringa Leaf Powder Exported to Different Countries from India During the Year 2016
SI. No.
Name of the Country
Quantity of Moringa Leaf Powder
Exported in Kgs
Percentage to Total
01
Austria
7300.00
01.38
02
Australia
4786.00
00.90
03
Canada
25343.00
04.77
04
China
6450.00
01.21
05
Germany
28498.00
05.37
06
Malaysia
9497.00
01.79
07
Singapore
6096.00
01.16
08
South Korea
37068.00
06.98
09
United Arab Emirate
7525.00
01.42
10
United Kingdom
14862.00
02.80
11
United States of America
359069.00
67.63
12
Other Countries
24387.00
04.59
Total
530881.00
100.00
The export of Moringa leaves is a big business in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Odisha. The
major countries which import Moringa leaves are United States of America, South Korea, Germany, Canada,
United Kingdom and other European countries. The export market has been increasing at the rate of over 30 per
cent. Moringa leaves have applications in neutraceutical, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries
(agriexchange.apeda.gov.in)
.
Table 10 revealed that United States of America is the single major country which is capable of absorbing to the
tune of 359 tonnes of Moringa Leaf Powder during the year 2016 which is accounted for 68 per cent to the total
export of Moringa leaf powder followed by South Korea which is able to absorb 3.70 tonnes of Moringa leaf
powder which is accounted for around 7 per cent to the total leaf powder exported from Tamil Nadu. India had
exported Moringa leaves worth Rs 14.60 Crores in 2015. The present volume of trade of Moringa products in the
International Market is estimated more than US$ 4 billion, which is expected to cross US$ 7 billion by the year
2020 (Anon, 2015).
