Geopolitical winds set to sweeten India’s apple harvest
In Delhi’s Azadpur fruit and vegetable market – unquestionably Asia’s largest traders can continue to stay away from imports from Türkiye, India’s largest apple supplier with 97 million dollars of shipments. In his statement to two merchants, the reluctance stems from the negative feeling against Ankara on the active support of Islamabad during the last Indian-Pakistan conflict.
The unification of the struggle is the continuation of the Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan since May 1.
This effectively stopped the most affordable apple input from Afghanistan – typically among all imported varieties. The deterioration may contribute to the increase in the prices of Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, a harvest summit between August and October, where traders buy and keep apples for the coming months.
Pawan Chhabra, owner of fruit traders and adarsh fruits, said, “Apples from Afghanistan, which is sold for 40-65 RS per kg in the wholesale market, is cheaper than Kashmir or Himachal apples, which owns Pawan Chhabra, owner of fruit traders and adarsh fruits.
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“Production costs in Afghanistan are extremely low, and on it, it is customary without an import agreement (South Asian Free Trade Agreement),” he says, adding that the cost of domestic apples will not be surprised in the coming season. “So far, many driving forces, high-risk apples, says that it is caused by another landscape.“ In recent years, most Indian importers have operated more like commission agencies for Iranian exporters and has gained a 4-6% decrease in each sale. ” The Apple production in India is concentrated in Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, while the domestic consumption has exceeded this output of 450 million dollars and an annual increase.
