Braving the vagaries of nature, farmers in Nashik district exported a record tonnage of grapes this year.  Unseasonal rain, hailstorm, extreme cold and pest attacks posed a challenge to the grape growers in Nashik this harvesting season.

They spent a lot of money to save the mature crop.  
The district exported 34,072 metric tonnes of grapes this season.  The best quality yield for export grapes has stringent certification norms for qualification.