An 18-tonne consignment of Mithila Makhana sourced from Darbhanga growers was packed in Bihta for shipment by sea to Australia, APEDA reported on August 8, 2026. NIAD Green was the exporter, with logistics support from Jitban Supply Chain.
The report identifies both the growing district and the industrial packing location. Keeping those stages separate gives a clearer picture of the supply chain than describing the shipment only as a Bihar export.
Makhana also involves specialised processing before it becomes a familiar puffed food. ICAR-CIPHET describes operations including cleaning, grading, drying, roasting and popping, and has developed machinery for that sequence.
Those operations show why value in the crop is not created solely at harvest. Consistent processing and grading affect the form supplied to buyers, while packing and logistics perform a different role in moving the consignment.
APEDA described the consignment as raw GI-tagged makhana. That product description matters to the supply chain: the shipment was an input for further use, rather than a consignment of seasoned retail snacks.
