Growers to stop fruit exports on increased freight Archives

Owing to the enhanced freight rates, the fruit growers have decided not to export fresh crop to outside the mandis. In a statement, Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers cum Dealers Union said they appealed all the valley based growers not to send fruit to outside mandis. It said due to continued restrictions imposed by the government, the fruit growers could not spray pesticides and insecticides in their orchards resulting in the fall of apples from trees in bulk creating panic among them. “We lifted the fallen apple crop to avoid any…