The Economic Times

Not going, bananas: Ramzan ripe time for most-exported fruit but Iran war a spoiler

India's top fruit export, bananas, faces disruption due to the West Asia conflict. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has stranded thousands of tonnes of perishable cargo. Exporters are scrambling to manage these shipments. This situation is impacting domestic banana prices. Maharashtra, a major banana exporting state, was increasing shipments for Ramzan demand.