Shimla: Apple orchard owners are a worried lot at the start of harvest for the wholesale prices have failed to pick up as availability of imported fruit in metropolitan markets has failed to muster demand for home grown produce.
Orchard owner Ranvir Chauhan says, “Compared to last year, apples are not even fetching half the prices at the wholesale markets.”
Chet Ram, who is involved in the fruit auctioning process at Shimla marketing yard, says that a 20 Kg good quality royal delicious apple box is fetching a price range of Rs 700 – 1100 in the wholesale market. In the corresponding period last year it was quoting between Rs 1800-2200, he said.
He further added that demand was home grown apples was low because imported apples were available in all major markets of Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata.Read Full Story
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