The key production statistics for the state (the year 2015-16) are presented below:

Production Cluster of the State:-

Andhra Pradesh has the following marketing facilities in the state:

• Food Processing Units: More than 6000 food processing units are present in the state
• Agri-Export Zones: A total of 03Agri-Export Zones, with a focus on Mango pulp & Vegetables, Mangoes, and Chili have been identified by the State Government

Agricultural markets in Andhra Pradesh:

• 03 Agri- export Zone
• 93 Functional markets managed by the state
• 324 Cold Storage units
• 1060Warehouses with a storage capacity of 8.48 Lakh MT
• More than 8500 food processing units
• 10 markets under e-trading and 12 markets under e-nam

Some of the major processing clusters in the state include:

• The state is top-ranked in marine exports in the country, contributes more than 70 percent to the country’s total marine exports

• Andhra Pradesh is one of the leading states in horticulture produce with nearly 2 million hectares (Ha) under different fruit crops.

• The state’s fertile river systems like Godavari, Krishna, Tungabhadra, and Penna can easily meet the water needs of the Agriculture and Food Processing Industry.

• Andhra Pradesh has good power, airport, IT, and port infrastructure and the second largest coastline in India.

• It has been on the top of the ease of doing business rankings released by DPIIT and has more than 3000 food processing units and 5 lakh crores in investment under the APFPS schemes

• Home to fertile soil and a vast range of irrigation networks consisting of various rivers, suitable for the needs of the food processing industries

• The state is top-ranked in marine exports in the country and is the highest producer of inland and marine fish.

• Andhra Pradesh is the fifth largest producer of horticulture crops and produces about 21.0 m MT of horticulture produce