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| 44 lakh more fruit boxes exported from Kashmir this year | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Oct 17: Notwithstanding the disturbed conditions in the valley the export of fruit this year registered significant increase. As many as 2.61 crore boxes carrying 4.70 lakh metric tons of fresh fruit was sent from Kashmir valley to Jammu and other fruit mandies of the country since May this year against 2.17 crore boxes exported last year.
Disclosing it here today, an official spokesman said 44 lakh boxes carrying 79200 metric tonnes more fruit was transported to mandies outside the valley this year.
This year, 6784 more truck load of fruit were sent from the valley as compared to last year. From May to October 15 this year, 40198 fruit truck loads were dispatched from the valley as compared to 33414 trucks in last year.
The spokesman said of these dispatches, 1.50 crore boxes in 23090 trucks were sent to Delhi and other fruit mandies of the country this year against 1.24 crore boxes in 19082 trucks during the corresponding period last year. As such, there is an increase of 4008 trucks load and 26 lakh fruit boxes this year.
The arrival of Kashmir fruit in Jammu mandies also increased this year. As against 93 lakh fruit boxes last year, as many as 1.11 crore boxes arrived in Jammu mandies from May to 15th October this year.
Kashmir fresh and dry fruit has a tremendous market in the country which is evident from the fact that 7.40 lakh metric tonnes fresh and dry fruit was sold in different mandies outside Jammu and Kashmir during 2007-08. This includes 15400 metric tonnes of dry fruit (almond and walnut). |
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