JHAPA: The export of Chhurpi (hardened cheese made from yak milk) through the Mechi Customs Office in Kakarbhitta of Jhapa has increased during the first five months of the current fiscal year 2025/26.

According to Information Officer Ishwor Kumar Humagain, a total of 275,246 kilograms of Chhurpi worth Rs 485. 2 million was exported during this period (from mid-July to mid-December 2025). This represents a 32 percent increase in volume compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year.

In the corresponding period last fiscal year, exports totaled 217,068 kilograms, valued at Rs 367.6 million. The export value has therefore risen by Rs 117.6 million.

Kakarbhitta remains the main export point for domestically produced Chhurpi. Among the top ten export items from this customs point, Chhurpi ranks fourth.

Chhurpi is produced in the hilly and mountainous districts. Most of the Chhurpi is exported to Europe and America, where it is given to dogs and cats.

General Secretary of Nepal Chhurpi Producers Association, Rishi Timsina, said that Koshi Province alone produces 80 percent of the Chhurpi produced in Nepal.

He stated that the government has not paid adequate attention to the production and promotion of the trade in Chhurpi, one of the main products exported from Nepal.