SRINAGAR : After over a month of sluggish demand and declining prices, apple growers in Kashmir are witnessing a turnaround, with demand picking up and rates climbing by nearly 30 percent in the past week. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

Traders and farmers said that the improvement in demand for Kashmiri apples across markets outside the Valley has brought much-needed relief to growers who had been struggling through one of the toughest seasons in recent years.

Bashir Ahmad Basheer, president of the Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers Cum Dealers Union, said the recent rise has restored some hope. “Rates have started going up as demand has increased in various markets outside Kashmir. We expect prices to improve further in the coming days, which could help growers re

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