Provisionally preserved: gherkin exports are in bulk form in 220 liters, packed in food grade H.D.P.E. drums (High-Density Poly Ethylene). This is later repacked by the importers into smaller, ready-to-eat consumer packs to suit their consumers' requirements.

Preserved in Vinegar: are ready-to-eat gherkins which are in smaller packs of jars and cans.

The Gherkin industry in India is very well established with exports reaching 2,25,000 metric tons per annum. Exports are to all major countries like USA, France, Germany, and Australia. Spain, South Korea, Canada, Japan, Belgium , Russia, China, Srilanka, Israel, Estonia Russia also buys large quantities of bottled Indian Gherkins.

in India, there are about 51 major companies producing and exporting gherkins in drums and ready-to-eat consumer packs. Gherkins are grown only in South India Where the ideal soil type and the desired temperatures of not less than 15 degrees Centigrade and not more than 35 degrees Centigrade are found mainly in Karnataka State, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh of South India.

These conditions which are prevalent throughout the year, render this region ideal to take up three crops of gherkins annually. Little wonder that processing plants of international standards have been established here to cater to the requirement of foreign buyers. Over 700 crore worth of Indian Gherkins is exported every year with an ever-increasing demand because of the Quality Assurance given by the manufacturers.

Over the years, gherkin farmers in these regions have grown crops several times and as such have acquired skills to produce exportable gherkins to suit the specific requirement of the discerning tastes of international consumers. Gherkins are cultivated exclusively on a "contract farming'' basis The entire gamut of activities in the cultivation practices, followed by the farmers, processing standards, etc., are adhered to by the Indian gherkin manufacturers to produce very high-quality gherkins for the world markets.