JHAPA, Nov 10: Large cardamom worth Rs 988.88 million was exported through the Kakarbhitta customs point in the month of Asoj (mid-September to mid-October).
According to Mangal Rai, information officer at the Mechi Customs Office, a total of 541,940 kg of large cardamom was exported to India during the month.
Rai said tea worth Rs 495.45 million, weighing 1,715,932 kg, was also exported. Similarly, 118,444 kg of plywood worth Rs 442.34 million and 1,319,140 kg of broom grass (amriso) worth Rs 89.55 million were shipped abroad.
Large cardamom, tea and plywood are among the major export products produced in eastern Nepal, particularly in Jhapa, Ilam, Panchthar and Taplejung districts. The customs office also reported exports of 46,745 kg of churpi (dried cheese used as pet food for dogs and cats) worth Rs 89.53 million, 2,080,763 kg of iron sheets worth Rs 298.47 million, and 48,318 kg of sukuti (dried meat) worth Rs 48.32 million during the same month.
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