Kashmir Apple
Jammu and Kashmir: Apple growers benefiting from cold storage units amid bumper production
Cold storages have emerged as a popular establishment for Jammu and Kashmir's apple growers as they witnessed a very low demand for the fruit despite bumper crops this season.
As per the growers, most of the cold storage units in the valley are already full while many now plan to start such units, reports Precious Kashmir news portal.
Growers from various areas of south Kashmir told a local news gathering agency as quoted by the news portal that due to the very low demand for apples in different markets, they plan to keep the fruit in cold storage units so as to fetch good rates after March next year.
“Even the quality was better but unfortunately the market is very low and most growers are now keeping their produce in cold storage units,” Muhammad Yousuf, a fruit grower from Shopian, told Precious Kashmir.
Mehraj Ahmad, manager at one of the cold storage units at SIDCO Lassipora, said that 95 per cent of their store is already full and the rest will be filled in the next week.
Aabid Hussain, a senior employee at another store, said, “Our unit has a capacity of 2 lakh apple boxes among which 1.9 lakh have already reached here.”
He said the cold storage units have “revolutionised” the horticulture sector as it gives a choice to the grower to sell his produce “as per his will”.
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