The production was less this year due to insufficient snowfall and lesser cooling days, essential for good crop.
More than 1.95 crore apple boxes had been exported so far to various markets through 43,327 trucks from the State while 15,255 tonnes of apple was procured under Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) by HPMC and HIMFED till date through 277 collection centres, a spokesman of state Horticulture Department said.
The production was the lowest in 2011 when only 1.37 crore boxes were exported while it was highest at 4.46 crore in 2010 while second highest production during the period was recorded with the production of over 3.88 crore boxes.
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