date:Nov 10, 2023
FAS New Delhi forecasts Indias market year (MY) 2023/2024 (July-June) domestic apple and pear production at 2.41 million metric tons (MMT) and 312,500 metric tons (MT), in anticipation of favorable weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. MY 2022/2023 witnessed severe weather, flash floods, and landslides that jolted Himachal Pradeshs apple orchards. Jammu and Kashmir experienced similar production disruptions.
MY 2023/2024 apple and pear imports are forecast at 410,000 MT