Kashmiri apple growers sort muddy apples in their water-logged orchards after heavy rain damaged the crop in Pulwama district, Indian Kashmir, Sept 10, 2025. REUTERSKashmiri apple growers sort muddy apples in their water-logged orchards after heavy rain damaged the crop in Pulwama district, Indian Kashmir, Sept 10, 2025. REUTERSApple growers in Indian Kashmir are staring at huge losses this year as floods and highway closures disrupt the peak harvest season, enmeshing growers and truckers in uncertainty, farmers and industry officials say. India’s apple production is concentrated in the mountainous regions of Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, with most of the fruit consumed domestically. "My family is solely dependent on apple orchards, but the recent floods have devastated everything," said Shahid Ahmad, as he stood among trees spattered with mud and bruised fruit scattered in his orchard at the town of Pulwama.

Source: bd News24 September 11, 2025 11:21 UTC