The Tiruchi international airport, which has been sending an array of perishable commodities to various overseas destinations, saw export of dried moringa seeds to Hong Kong .
Around 750 kg of moringa seeds were exported to the South-East Asian country by a Madurai exporter by an Air Asia flight to Hong Kong via Kuala Lumpur.
The consignment was dispatched from the export cargo terminal , airport sources said.
Although moringa (drumstick) seeds were exported to certain West Asian countries and Japan in the past, they had been dispatched to Hong Kong from the international airport here for the first time. This airport has been witness to export of perishable commodities more than other goods.
