India’s apple imports likely hit a new high this year on rising demand

India’s fresh apple imports are likely to hit a new high this 2024-25 marketing year starting July on rising consumption and growing demand for quality apples. This is despite an improved harvest in the domestic market.

Trade sees import volumes rising from various origins on growing demand for the fruit in the year ahead even as the domestic harvest season is coming to an end.

The USDA India Post, the local office in the country, has forecast a 10 per cent increase in apple imports at 6 lakh tonnes (lt) during 2024-25 marketing year due to the growing demand for higher quality apples, over previous year’s 5.44 lt. In its early November projections, the USDA Post has pegged apple consumption at 29.79 lt during 2024-25, up 6.54 per cent from 27.96

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