Times News NetworkKanpur: Uttar Pradesh made its first-ever commercial export of liquid glucose to Vietnam on Friday, marking a new milestone in the state’s agricultural and processed food exports.The export was facilitated by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh govt.A consignment of 48 metric tonnes of liquid glucose was dispatched from Kanpur on Friday. This achievement represents a significant step toward diversifying export products and opening up new opportunities in international markets for the state’s food processing industries.Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya stated that this export of liquid glucose represents a significant achievement toward expanding the state’s processed food export sector, diversifying export products, and increasing Uttar Pradesh’s participation in global markets. This would provide new export opportunities for the state’s food processing industries and further strengthen the state’s export capacity.This consignment, exported by Kanpur-based H.L. Agro Products Private Limited, will reach Vietnam from the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Kanpur, transiting via the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.BL Meena, chairman of the Board of Revenue, Uttar Pradesh, and additional chief secretary of the department of horticulture and food processing, Govt of Uttar Pradesh, flagged off an export consignment while providing instructions via a virtual link from the Board of Revenue in Lucknow.Liquid glucose is an important product in the food processing industry. It is used in the manufacture of various food products, including bakery items, sweets, confectionery, and beverages.
