Export Competitiveness of India’s Major Fruits: Evidence from Banana, Grapes, and Orange (1991–2024)

Seema K Khairi; B H Nagoor

doi:10.63363/aijfr.2026.v07i01.2979

Export Competitiveness of India’s Major Fruits: Evidence from Banana, Grapes, and Orange (1991–2024)

Author(s)	Ms. Seema K Khairi, Prof. Dr. B H Nagoor
Country	India
Abstract	The present study analyses the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) and worldwide market position of India's selected fruit exporters—banana, grapes, and orange—during the post-liberalization period from 1991 to 2024. Despite being one of the top fruit producers, India's performance in the global fruit trade varies greatly depending on the commodity. The Food and Agriculture Organization database provided the secondary data on export values used in the study. The Balassa index of disclosed comparative advantage was used to gauge export competitiveness, and India's export share of world exports was calculated to assess market presence. The results show significant variations among fruits. India's growing integration into international grape markets is demonstrated by the significant and persistent revealed comparative advantage in grape exports, especially since the mid-2000s. This advantage is reinforced by a constantly increasing percentage of world exports. For the greater part of the study period, banana exports indicated a sustained comparative disadvantage; however, in recent years, there has been a notable improvement, as both export share and RCA values show the rise of export competitiveness. Orange exports, on the other hand, continue to be somewhat disadvantaged over the course of the period, with consistently low export share and RCA values that reflect structural and competitiveness-related constraint. The results highlight the necessity for crop-specific export strategies by indicating that India's fruit export competitiveness is commodity-specific rather than homogeneous. To maintain grape competitiveness, support the growing potential of bananas, and solve the on-going shortcomings in orange exports, export infrastructure must be strengthened, quality compliance must be improved, and market access must be improved.
Keywords	Fruit exports, export share, bananas, grapes, oranges, India, RCA
Field	Sociology > Economics
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On	2026-01-18
DOI	https://doi.org/10.63363/aijfr.2026.v07i01.2979
Short DOI	https://doi.org/hbk6zs

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