Mumbai: The wholesale price of dried fruit in the APMC market in Vashi has increased by 10-15 percent because the exports of the torn Afghanistan will stop.
Mumbai traders hold on to existing shares, knowing that they might have to make it survive until fresh shipping arrives from the country and supply the norm.
September, actually, is when the new dried fruit season starts.
India imports most of the best quality dry fig (anjeer) and apricot (zardaloo) from the country and the number of small almonds, walnuts, pine nuts, green and black raisins, black cumin (Hing Zeera) and Asafoetida (Hing).
Dried fruit sellers and spices say prices can increase further by Diwali if the new Afghan government does not form on time, and trade resumes.
Anjeer and the best apricots come from Afghanistan.
Director of APMC Vijay Bhuta, as well as the President of the Dried Fruit Traders Association, “It has been a 10-15 percent increase seen in wholesale tariffs.
And another increase of 15-20 percent cannot be avoided unless fresh stocks come soon.
Indo- The Afghan trading process has stopped completely in the second country.
The Indian government has not given a recognition to the Taliban regime, so that the return of fast bilateral trade is difficult.
“He said that India had provided the status of MFN (the most preferred state) to Afghanistan which meant there were no import duties imposed on items such as Dried fruit.
Now, the status of MFN is under the cloud so the future task is also a concern.
Meanwhile, in certain areas such as Bandra and Maldo, customers pay Rs 100-200 more per kilo.
Mehul Gala from Gala Dry Fruit, Malad, said, “Anjeer who is priced at Rs 1,100-1,200 now requires Rs 1,300-1,400 costs.
Apricots sold for RS 350-400 per kg now cost Rs 600-650.
Afghani Kishmish or The previous raisins were sold for Rs 600, now they have risen to Rs 750-800.
But more than priced, I am anxious that we did not get the quality we were looking for.
Wholesale wholesale do not release their existing stock, or they really don’t receive dry Fresh fruit.
I hope fresh delivery arrives before the celebration season.
“Elsewhere at the Royal Dry Fruit in the Crawford Market and a beautiful shop near Highland Park, the Lokhandwala complex, Afghan dried fruit level remained unchanged because the supplier had not spent the existing stock.
Gala and Bhuta both show that California almonds are also more expensive.
A short supply because of forest fires that have destroyed the American country.