Where Apple Is Grown
In Jammu & Kashmir, Baramulla, Sopore, Shopian, Kulgam, Pulwama and Anantnag are the main districts. In Himachal Pradesh, Shimla district (Kotgarh, Rohru, Jubbal), Kullu, Kinnaur and Chamba grow apples. Uttarakhand grows smaller volumes.
How the Trade Works
Apples are packed in the orchard and sent in trucks to fruit mandis. Sopore fruit mandi in Kashmir is one of Asia's largest. New high-density orchards on dwarfing rootstocks give fruit in two to three years and are spreading fast. Controlled-atmosphere stores, many built by private companies, hold apples for months. India also imports large volumes; a minimum import price applies to most imported apples.
- Sopore Fruit Mandi, J&KAmong Asia's largest fruit mandisAboutExplore
- Shopian Fruit Mandi, J&KSouth Kashmir applesAboutExplore
- Parwanoo and Shimla (Bhattakufar), HimachalHimachal apple marketsAboutExplore
- Adani Agri Fresh LtdHimachal · Farm-Pik apples and CA storageAboutExplore
- Azadpur Mandi, DelhiIndia's largest apple wholesale marketAboutExplore
- INI Farms Pvt LtdExporter of bananas, pomegranates and grapes to about 35 countriesAboutExplore
- Freshtrop Fruits LtdAhmedabad · listed; grapes and pomegranate exporterAboutExplore
- KB Exports Pvt LtdMumbai · fresh fruit and vegetable exporter (KayBee)AboutExplore
- Sahyadri Farmers Producer Company LtdNashik · grapes, fruits and processingAboutExplore
- APEDAExport registration and residue control (GrapeNet, AnarNet, MangoNet)AboutExplore
Varieties
The traditional Delicious group (Royal Delicious, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious) still dominates Kashmir and Himachal, with Ambri, Maharaji and other local types. High-density orchards grow imported varieties such as Gala, Granny Smith, Fuji, Scarlet Spur and Jeromine on M9 and other dwarfing rootstocks.
Quality and Grading
Apples are graded by size, colour and blemish and packed in universal cartons, which have replaced the old wooden boxes in Himachal. CA-stored apples must be firm and crisp when they come out in spring. Scab, hail and premature leaf fall are the main quality risks.
Price Drivers
The size of the Kashmir crop, road closures on the Jammu–Srinagar highway, hail in Himachal, and the volume of imported apples all move prices. Apples from CA stores and imports set prices between March and June.
Himachal harvest
July to October.Kashmir harvest
August to November.CA store release
January to June.Apple by State
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