CA storage apples fetch modest returns as glut, poor quality weigh on prices

Apple growers in Kashmir have sold almost their entire stock of last season’s apples stored in Controlled Atmosphere (CA) facilities, but returns remained average to low as a glut in wholesale markets and poor fruit quality prevented prices from rising as expected. Last season, growers diverted lakhs of tonnes of apples to CA storage facilities across the Valley, hoping to secure better prices by releasing the produce gradually during the lean marketing period. However, the strategy yielded limi