In Delhi’s Azadpur Fruit and Vegetable Market – Surely Asia’s largest traders continued to clarify imports from Turkey, the largest apple supplier in India with a shipment of $ 97 million in the previous financial year in the previous financial year. The negative sentiment of Ankara on his active support for Islamabad stems reluctant, during the recent Indo-Pakistan conflict, two traders have told ET.
Completing the challenge, the Attari-Waga border between India and Pakistan has been constantly closed from May 1.
This has effectively stopped the entry of apples from Afghanistan – usually the cheapest in all imported varieties – in the Indian market. Interruption can contribute to the increase in domestic apple prices from Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, which causes the crop between August and October to the peaks when traders will buy and store apples for the coming months.
“Apple from Afghanistan, which is sold in the wholesale market for Rs 40-65 per kg, is cheaper than Kashmir or Himachal apples, which is priced between Rs 60 and Rs 90 per kg,” is called Pawan Chhabra, Fruit merchant and owner of other freights.
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He said, “The cost of production in Afghanistan is extremely low, and at its top, imports are duty-free under an agreement (South Asia Free Trade Area Agreement),” they say, saying that he will not be surprised if the cost of domestic apple grows in the upcoming season. “Anomotor.” In recent years, most Indian importers have operated more like commission agents for Iranian exporters, cut by 4-6% on each sales. “While the production of apples in India – is mainly concentrated in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh – is estimated to be around 2.4 million metric tons, domestic consumption is more than this production, which is more than this production. The price was $ 450 million, 12% year-by-year increase in terms of price.
