Food imports through Birgunj fall by about 63 Percent

Birgunj (Parsa), Nov 12: Food imports via the Birgunj border point in the first three months of the current fiscal year 2083/84 BS (2026-27) fell by about 63 percent compared to the corresponding period last fiscal year. According to the Birgunj Customs Office, 31.64 million kilograms of food grains including rice, maize, wheat, paddy, malt, buckwheat, and millet were imported between mid-July and mid-October in the current fiscal year.

The corresponding period of the last fiscal recorded the imports of 87.047 million kilograms of such food essentials. According to Krishna Prasad Mainali, the Chief Customs Administrator at the Birgunj Customs Office, 6.773 million kilograms of rice were imported during the first three months of the current fiscal year, compared to 9.401 million kilograms during the same period last year.

As a result, the value of rice imports also decreased, falling from Rs 898.1 million in the previous year to Rs 700 million in the current fiscal year. Similarly, the import of paddy products also declined significantly during the review period.