No juicy returns for Punjab kinnow growers as prices drop
10 months, 3 weeks ago

No juicy returns for Punjab kinnow growers as prices drop

Hindustan Times  

Kinnow growers in Punjab are apprehending losses this season as nearly half of the 13 lakh tonnes of the crop are yet to be harvested even as the season will end in less than two months. Orchardists and officials in the state horticulture department said the average farm gate price of the fruit is ₹6 to ₹11 per kg, which was expected to be ₹20 per kg. Officials said farmers are in a tight spot as Bangladesh, the biggest importer of the citrus fruit, has increased import duty to ₹63 per kg last year from ₹20 per kg imposed in 2019. As nearly five lakh tonnes of fruits is still in the orchards, the state should extend support to kinnow farmers by replacing bananas with state-grown fruit in the government schools,” added Setia. Nodal officer of the state horticulture department’s citrus fruits division Balwinder Singh said on Saturday that there is hardly any scope for improvement in farm gate rates.

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Harvest kinnow only at maturity: PAU Experts
1 year, 2 months ago

Harvest kinnow only at maturity: PAU Experts

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Agricultural University experts stressed the need to harvest and market the kinnow fruit only when it has reached the appropriate maturity. Head of department of fruit science HS Rattanpal said, “The university has always recommended that the kinnow fruit attains optimum edible quality in terms of sugar and acid ratio during January-February.” Principal fruit scientist Gurteg Singh said,“Kinnow mandarin …

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