SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s apple economy, the backbone of its agrarian landscape and the largest fruit-producing sector in the region, has been severely disrupted this season due to repeated closures of the Srinagar–Jammu National Highway (NH-44). Prolonged rainfall, landslides, and floods in late August and early September left thousands of fruit-laden trucks stranded and delayed the transport of nearly half of the Valley’s apple produce to markets across India. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

According to official data, the current year’s apple production in Jammu and Kashmir is estimated at 22.15 lakh metric tonnes (MT). Of this, around 14 lakh MT is traditionally exported outside the Union Territory, while the rest is either consumed locally, stored in controlled a

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