masterplan for cold storage requirements in kerala - Agmarknet

V-5.PALGHAT
The details of arrivals of fruits and vegetables in the main market
are given below.
Sl.No Name of
commodity
Average
Kerala arrivals
(T)*
Average out of
state arrival
(T)*
1 carrot 00 371
2 Banana 7190 6579
3 tamarind NA NA
4 Tomato 00 3017
6 potato 00 2311
7 cabbage 00 1014
* Arrival at Palghat market
Source: Vegetable and fruit promotion council of Keralam.
Palghat district is in the border of Tamil Nadu and Coimabatore
city is only 40 kms from Palghat town. Vegetables, Fruits and other
food items from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and other states are brought
to Kerala via Palghat. Being the border district and closer to
Coimbatore, Palghat has good potential for cold storage. The first
multipurpose cold storage in the state was constructed in Palghat
during 1997. It has a capacity of 3000MT and owned by a private
company. Except mango, banana ant tamarind, production of other
perishables in the district is poor. Items like potato, oranges, apples,
tamarind, dates etc. are brought from the neighbouring states and
stored in the cold storages here. There is also one small cold storage in
the district owned by HORTICORP.
Considering the fact that Palghat is closer to Tamil Nadu and
Karnataka, there is good potential for cold storage. The existing cold
storage is fully utilized. So, additional cold storage capacity of
5000MT may be required in the district. Items brought from
neighbouring states can be stored in the cold storages here and
distributed to other parts of the states.
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