The season’s first consignment of Shahi Litchi from Bihar was exported to the United Kingdom by air route on 24 May, 2021, in a major boost to export of GI certified products.
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The phyto-sanitary certification for exports of Shahi Litchi was issued from a newly established certification facility at Patna.
Bihar tops in terms of production of litchi. The fruit is being exported by Cira Enterprises and sourced from farmers in Muzaffarpur, Bihar.
Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Samastipur, Champaran, Begusarai districts and adjoining areas of Bihar have favorable climate for growing Shahi Litchi.
Shahi litchi was the fourth agricultural products to get GI certification from Bihar in 2018, after Jardalu mango, Katarni rice and Magahi paan. India is the second largest producer of litchi (Litchi chin) in the world, after China.
The translucent, flavoured aril or edible flesh of the litchi is popular as a table fruit in India, while in China and Japan it is preferred in dried or canned form.
