Meghalaya pineapples double Delhi festival sales to 30 tonnes as organised retail comes onboard

Farmer collectives now supply Reliance Retail, Blinkit, Lulu Group and Safal-Mother Dairy, with value-added products fetching up to ₹1,500/kg and a 2-tonne export consignment reaching Dubai. Festival sales doubled year-on-year, lifting 433 farmers' incomes by 80%.

— Filed Mon, 13 Jul, 2026, 17:22 IST · Source The Hindu BusinessLine · Updated

Meghalaya's fourth Delhi Pineapple Festival sold 30 tonnes, double last year. Farmer collectives now supply organised retail buyers including Reliance Retail, Blinkit, Lulu Group and Safal-Mother Dairy, with value-added products commanding premium prices and export consignments to Dubai.

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