Jaipur: Changes in power dynamics in Afghanistan have handled dried fruit business in Rajasthan, with the price of dried fruits shooting.
All imports from Afghanistan have been stopped because the dried fruit business in India has been hit, also affects Rajasthan.
According to wholesalers in the city, there has been a 25% increase of up to 35% in the prices of various types of dried fruit on the market.
Speaking with Toi, Amit Kamdara, wholesale dried fruit in the city said, “The price rises day after day and this will not stop in the near future.
Imports suddenly stop producing price increases.
Shipping companies or trucks from the border Wagi did not arrive.” From various dried fruit available, India imports dry raisins, walnuts, almonds, figs, pine nuts, pistachios, dry apricots sold 30% high in wholesale and consumers must buy it at a 50% increase.
With the approaching celebration, people who prefer to give dried fruit as hygienic choices in the middle of the pandemic instead of candy, may have to think of alternative options.
Gaurav Modi, wholesale other dried fruit in Jaipur said, “We must increase our domestic production or import of other countries.
Fig, Pistachios and raisins arrive from Afghanistan and with the celebration season in the corner, it will cancel the victim in a person’s pocket this year.” Rismal and fig requests are mainly increasing in pandemic, with people who consume dried fruits as an amplifier of immunity.
Many people have wet figs during the day for better digestion.
In addition, in many Ayurvedic drugs, dry fruit is used.