date:Sep 23, 2021
FAS New Delhi forecasts Indias market year (MY) 2021/2022 (August-July) almond production at 4,500 metric tons (MT) (kernel-weight basis), unchanged from last years estimate. Almond production is concentrated in Indias Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and in Himachal Pradesh state. Popular varietals grown include Shalimar, Makdoon, Waris, and Kagazi.
Kashmirs local horticultural department promotes the production of the Kagazi (thin-shell) variety due to its higher yield and late blooming c