Overview
- Sojat’s export pipeline has largely frozen with consignments worth about ₹250 crore stuck at ports and warehouses and output down to roughly 20% of normal levels.
- Industry sources say more than 150 mehendi factories in Sojat have slowed or shut operations, leaving over 2,200 workers without jobs.
- Exporters report voyages to Gulf and European buyers now take up to 60 days because ships are taking longer routes, while container shortages and higher freight raise costs.
- Traders note heavy reliance on Dubai’s Jebel Ali port for routing Sojat shipments, and they say costlier alternatives have brought trade to a standstill.
- Bikaner’s export lines are also strained as bhujia and other snacks face long delays and higher freight, while the local wool sector reports halted Iranian raw wool imports and rising transport costs with losses already estimated in the ₹200–300 crore range.