News Topic:Apple Harvest

Amid the ongoing dry spell, apple growers in Kashmir are deeply concerned as a leaf miner pest continues to infect their orchards for the fourth consecutive year.

The ongoing dry spell and heatwave in Kashmir have left fruit growers deeply concerned, who fear severe impacts on the region's horticulture sector.

Apple growers in Kashmir are worried about the ongoing dry weather conditions, which threaten the development of this season’s fruit crop.

Apple growers in several areas of southern Kashmir are increasingly concerned as a leaf miner pest continues to infect their orchards for the fourth consecutive year.

Not all is well between fruit growers and Controlled Atmosphere (CA) and cold storage owners with the former alleging the facility owners for charging them exorbitant rates.

The apple growers and traders in Kashmir are grappling with heavy losses due to continuous low demand in various markets.

The fruit growers and traders in Kashmir who had kept their produce in cold storage units said they are facing huge losses as rates have plummeted to an all-time low.

With South African apples now entering Indian markets, the prices of Kashmiri apples have seen a further decline, resulting in significant losses for buyers and growers.