Festive gifting gets costlier as prices of nuts, dry fruits zoomWalnut and raisin prices have surged 50% year-on-year. A drop in exports from Chile, lower US production, and disruption of imports from Af...
04 Sep, 2025, 01.22 AM IST
Ahead of festivals, dry fruit prices drive consumers nutsIndia's dry fruit market is facing a downturn due to global disruptions, GST concerns, and import uncertainties. Importers are delaying shi...
31 Jul, 2025, 12.05 AM IST
Importers delay customs clearance of US dry fruitIndian dry fruit importers are delaying customs clearance for US nuts. They anticipate a significant reduction in import duties due to a po...
16 Jul, 2025, 10.59 AM IST
More Indians going nuts over dry fruitsDemand for dry fruits has seen a spike in the last few days, after the government issued an advisory on a new Covid subvariant and reports ...
30 Dec, 2023, 07.20 AM IST
Basic customs duties on 8 US products will continue; only retaliatory tax removedThe retaliatory duties removed are 10 per cent on chickpeas, 20 per cent on lentils, Rs 7-20 per kg on almonds,; and 20 per cent each on wa...
15 Sep, 2023, 08.23 PM IST
- No duty cuts on US apple, almond imports: Piyush Goyal
The government of India has stated that the removal of additional retaliatory duties on US apples, walnuts, and almonds will not negatively...
13 Sep, 2023, 01.01 AM IST
Removal of additional tarrif on US products will hurt local economy, say Kashmir apple farmersRegional political parties and apple growers in Kashmir are urging the Indian government to reconsider its decision to remove additional du...
12 Sep, 2023, 08.45 AM IST
Dry fruit prices fall 20% on low demand, US-China tensionsThe prices of dry fruits have declined as much as 20 per cent in the last three months, mainly due to the current US-China tussle and slugg...
16 Jun, 2020, 04.23 PM IST
Dates, dry fruit supply to be hit this RamadanNuts and dried fruits trade, which depends 99 per cent on imports, is suffering.
15 Apr, 2020, 09.59 AM IST
Pakistan’s trade ban to make dry fruits dearerThe wholesale prices of walnuts and almonds have shot up 50% and 20% over the last year because of supply constraints from Pakistan and Afg...
14 Aug, 2019, 11.17 AM IST
Edible Oil, chana, dry fruits likely to cost 5-15% more this festive seasonTraditionally sales pick up from Rakhi and peak closer to Diwali, which falls on Oct 27 this year.
30 Jul, 2019, 11.05 AM IST
Higher import duty on US produce to up walnut, apple ratesFor apples, the impact would be delayed because the new harvest is expected sometime in July.
25 Jun, 2018, 12.48 PM IST
Walnuts, pistachio, cashew duty rates may be fixed on volumeThe move will also prevent scope of under invoicing which was leading to revenue loss to the govt.
05 Mar, 2018, 11.18 AM IST
Dry fruits replace costly nuts in Diwali gift packsThe prices of dry fruits have firmed up by 15% to 20% over the past one year, say traders, except for walnut and raisins.
03 Nov, 2015, 10.55 AM IST
Output crunch pushes up of world's costliest spice saffronPrice of a kilogram of saffron, considered the costliest spice in the world, is now at Rs 1.65 lakh in Kashmir, which is already up 18% com...
02 Apr, 2015, 06.07 AM IST
Corporate buying of dry fruits this festive season has slumpedAlmond prices in India have shot up because of low output in drought-hit almond-producing regions of California, the world's largest produc...
21 Oct, 2014, 01.16 PM IST
Walnut prices jump as Baba Ramdev prescribes it for knee joint arthritisWalnut prices have soared through the roof, rising for the past six to seven months, and guess who is driving it up when other dry fruits a...
06 Nov, 2012, 11.43 AM IST