Turkey Apple: Ban Turkish apples in India, Pakistan's friend Sends 821 Crore Apple every year, demand from Himachal Pradesh

Last updated: May 15, 2025, 09:16 IST Turkey apple ban in India: Apple Gardeners from Himachal Pradesh pleaded at the central government and claimed a ban on the import of Turkish apples into India. Chitti was written to PM Modi. Apples are cultivated in areas with the height of Himachal. Shimla. Turkey has supported the neighboring country under a recent tension between India and Pakistan. During this time, Pakistan attacked India with a drone of Türkiye. Now Himachal Pradesh Apple gardeners have claimed a ban on the import of Turkish Apple in India and wrote a letter to the Premier Modi. Congress Mla Kuldeep Singh Rathore also demanded the government on this. In a letter to the Premier Modi, the Himalayan Apple Grover Society said that campaigns such as ‘Vocal for Local’ and ‘self -reliant India’ gave a new consciousness and confidence. But the ongoing increase in the import of apples in India, especially from Turkey, has put the apple-producing farmers of our mountainous states-Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand in a deep crisis. About 4 Lakh families in Himachal Pradesh, 8 Lakh families in Jammu and Kashmir, and 1 Lakh families in Uttarakhand are directly dependent on apple production and activities, it is not only a matter of economic livelihood, but also a topic associated with the social cultural identity of this states, traditional lifestyle and rural economy. In the letter, the Society also shared the data and said that over the past year how much Apple was imported from Türkiye in India. The Society said that 205 tunnes in 2015-16, 3,636 in 2016-17, 7,430 in 2017-18, 16,028 in 2018-19, 2019-20: 32,290 tunes in 2019-20, 43,674 in 2020-21, 93,901 in 2021-22, 1.07,220 in 2021-22, 1,07,220 in 2022-22 and 17,663 Tan Apple imported from Türkiye. Rajesh Dhanta, secretary of society, said £ 563 in 2021-22, £ 739 in 2022-23 and £ 821 in 2023 to India was sent to India from Turkey and Apple imports from Turkey increased rapidly, increasing to cheap and subsidized imports in Indian markets. It has a direct influence on the income, value and market share of household gardeners. The MLA of Congress also demanded that Congress -Mla and National spokesman Kuldeep Rathore also claimed a complete ban on Apple’s Input from Theog in Shimla. Kuldeep Singh Rathore, spokesman for Congress, said in light of Türkiye’s attitude, the import of all other items, including apples, should be completely banned. At a press conference in Shimla, Kuldeep Rathore said that when the earthquake took place in Türkiye in 2023, India first helped under ‘Operation Dosti’. India sent NDRF teams türkiye. Nevertheless, Turyyey openly helped Pakistan. Illegal apple comes from Afghanistan, Kuldeep Rathore said that each year 1 lakh 29 thousand 882 tonnes of apples came from Türkiye. Apart from this comes the illegal settlement of the Afghanistan route. India imports an apple worth 822 crores of Türkiye each year. Other fruits differ in this. In general, India is doing a $ 12 billion turnover from Türkiye. Not only that, 3.3 Lakh tourists from India go to Türkiye annually. In such a situation, Kuldeep Rathore demanded the government of India to see Turkish’s attitude and increase the suspicion again. About the author Vinod Kumar Katwal 13 years of experience in print and digital journalism. Earlier, worked with Dainik Bhaskar, Ians, Punjab Kesar and Amar Ujala. Currently, the handling of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh is a Bureau of … Read more 13 years of experience in print and digital journalism. Earlier, worked with Dainik Bhaskar, Ians, Punjab Kesar and Amar Ujala. Currently dealing with Haryana and Himachal Pradesh as a Bureau of … Read more, see the latest news of India on News18 India Location: Shimla, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh