Lulu Group heads to Ladakh to export 1500 MT Ladakhi apricots across foreign marketsLadakh is set to export a significant amount of its famed apricots this season. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with Lulu Int...
16 Apr, 2026, 06.35 PM IST
₹5,000 per box and counting: Himachal’s apple season begins with a bang as quality fruit reignsHimachal Pradesh's apple growers are experiencing a profitable start to the season as early varieties fetch high prices in wholesale market...
19 Jul, 2025, 11.25 PM IST
Apple prices crash by 50 pc as arrivals from Himachal Pradesh increaseApple prices have plummeted by nearly 50% in a month due to increased arrivals from Himachal Pradesh and the upcoming harvest in Kashmir. T...
10 Sep, 2024, 10.25 AM IST
Adani Agri Fresh procures 2,500 tonnes of apples from farmersThe company witnessed an overwhelming response from the farmers since, as the Adani Agri Fresh offered prices higher than the mandis.
30 Aug, 2021, 04.52 PM IST
J&K bars non-local truckersThe killing of non-local labourers and fruit traders has prompted the J&K administration to stop the entry of ‘outsider trucks’ into Shopia...
04 Nov, 2019, 09.54 AM IST
Bumper harvest in Jammu & Kashmir keeps apple prices lowAround half of the expected 20-21 lakh tonnes of apple from the valley has arrived at the markets and the supply will continue as the harve...
23 Oct, 2019, 04.33 PM IST
How the current security arrangement in Kashmir is affecting its fruit tradeKashmir’s current security arrangements are affecting transport of apples, plums and pears from J&K.
09 Aug, 2019, 08.09 AM IST
Hike in import duty on US apples to strengthen domestic pricesThough output was more than average in Jammu & Kashmir last year, quality was marred by erratic weather.
21 Jun, 2019, 01.57 PM IST
Corporates look to procure apple from Kashmir growers as Himachal braces for another lean season due to climate changeCompanies such as Adani Agri Fresh, CONCOR, Reliance Fresh, Mother Dairy and Big Basket had started direct procurement of apples in Himacha...
30 Jul, 2018, 03.45 PM IST
A year after demonetisation, Apple growers still feel pinchfor Himalayan Apple Growers Society, the usual yield is about 3 crore apple boxes, which had dropped to 2.3 crore in 2016, is further likel...
08 Nov, 2017, 12.42 AM IST
Shimla schoolgirl rape and murder jolts Apple harvesting seasonThe protests, alleging shoddy police investigation, have spilled from apple belt over to other cities in the hilly state.
17 Jul, 2017, 10.00 PM IST
Shimla rape and murder jolts Apple harvest and businessMost in the farming community suspect involvement of Nepalese farmhands in the rape incident. The apple cultivation is heavily depended on ...
17 Jul, 2017, 07.25 PM IST
Washington apples to be 25% costlier this seasonWhile prices have risen by 15% in the US, the increase will be higher in India as there is an import duty of 50% on imported apples.
15 Apr, 2016, 04.12 AM IST
Poor quality of fruits keeps prices low despite fall in productionHimachal farmers expect production to go up from less than 3 crore boxes registered last year to about 3.5 crore boxes this year.
17 Jul, 2015, 11.30 AM IST
Monsoons play truant, apples fail to blushTraders and growers expect prices of better quality apples to increase by Rs. 200-300 per box, when supply begins in the next 10-15 days
05 Sep, 2014, 12.29 PM IST
A bumper apple crop saw prices crash to the despair of the fruit growersInitially the apple sold at Rs 100/ kg but in August with more fruit flooding the market prices dropped to Rs 50/ kg across various major a...
19 Oct, 2013, 12.01 PM IST
- Lower crop may upset the apple cart
The law of averages has finally caught up with the apple crop of Himachal Pradesh. After bumper crops for the last four consecutive years, ...
05 Jul, 2006, 01.03 AM IST