date:Mar 01, 2019
Compared to last year, prices of the fruit are down by 50-70% dropping to Rs 15 to Rs 45 per kg in wholesale markets and Rs 100 to Rs 150 per kg in retail markets.
With production almost doubling to 3.5 million tons this season, domestic prices of pomegranate prices have come under pressure on high supplies. Exports, however, have been good so far crossing nearly 60,000 tons and are expected to cross 75,000 tons this season, top industry people said. The countrys production normally touches 2 m