Himachal apple produce crosses 4 crore box mark

The state has produced over four crore apple boxes this season. Its only the second time the state has crossed the four-crore mark. The production had gone beyond four crore boxes for the first time in 2010 when the state had produced 8,92,112 MT, which translates into around 4.50 crore boxes.

Apple growers are not too enthused with the steadily increasing production

Citing the continual slump in the market this year after August 15, the growers feel the successive governments havent created the required Marketing structure to ensure remunerative prices to them

The production had gone beyond four crore boxes for the first time in 2010