Nepali apples did not find a market, import of four and a half billion from abroad

 With the onset of the apple picking season in Nepal, there are reports of apples not finding a market every year, apples being fed to livestock, being sold at low prices, and difficulties in transportation.

On the other hand, Nepali consumers are consuming apples grown in the United States, China, India and Indonesia. Consumers are compelled to eat foreign apples as the transportation and market of Nepali apples is not ensured due to weak government preparations.

The government has been saying that it will replace the import by increasing the production of fruit products including apples and managing the market.

According to the customs department, 65.25 million kg of apples worth Rs 4.60 billion have been imported in the fiscal year 076/77. In the first two months of the current fiscal year 077/78, apples worth Rs 815.76 million have been imported from China, India and Indonesia alone.

The country consumes about 84,000 metric tons of apples annually. Last year, 60,060 kg of apples worth Rs 1.17 million were imported not only from neighboring China and India but also from the United States.

00

Nēpālamā syā'u ṭipnē sijana suru bha'ēsam̐gai harēka varṣa syā'ulē bajāra napā'ēkō, syā'u gā'ībastulā'ī khuvā'ēkō, n'yūna mūlyamā bikrī bha'ēkō, ḍhuvānīmā kaṭhinā'i bha'ēkō jastā samācāra ā'irahanchan.

Arkōtira nēpālī upabhōktālē amērikā, cīna, bhārata, inḍōnēsiyāmā phalēkā syā'u upabhōga garirahēkā chan. Phitalō sarakārī tayārīlē nēpālī syā'ukō ḍhuvānī ra bajāra suniścita nahum̐dā upabhōktā vidēśī syā'u khāna bādhya chan.

Sarakāralē syā'usahitakā phalaphūlajan'ya vastukō utpādana baḍhā'ēra bajāra vyavasthāpana garī āyāta pratisthāpana garnē batā'um̐dai ā'ē pani ēka varṣamai sāḍhē cāra arba rupaiyām̐kō vidēśī syā'u āyāta bha'ēkō cha.

Bhansāra vibhāgakā anusāra ārthika varṣa 076/77 mā cāra arba 60 karōḍa 84 lākha 29 hajāra rupaiyām̐kō 6 karōḍa 52 lākha 50 hajāra kilō syā'u āyāta bha'ēkō cha. Cālu ārthika varṣa 077÷78 kō pahilō du'ī mahinā sā'una ra bhadaumā mātra cīna, bhārata ra inḍōnēsiyābāṭa 81 karōḍa 57 lākha 64 hajāra rupaiyām̐kō syā'u āyāta bha'ēkō cha.

Mulukamā vārṣika kariba 84 hajāra mēṭrika ṭana syā'u khapata huncha. Gata varṣa chimēkī muluka cīna ra bhāratabāṭa mātra nabha'ēra amērikābāṭa ēka karōḍa 17 lākha 35 hajāra rupaiyām̐kō 60 hajāra 60 kilō syā'u āyāta gari'ēkō thiyō.

Ahilē jumlāmā phujī syā'u kilōkō 80 rupaiyām̐mā bikrī bha'ēkō cha. Kālimāṭī phalaphūla tathā tarakārī bajāramā śanibāra phujī syā'ukō hōlasēla mūlya pratikilō du'ī saya 95 rupaiyām̐ cha. Jhōlēkō syā'ukō mūlya kilōkō ēka saya 45 rupaiyām̐ rahēkō ājakō nāgarika dainikamā khavara cha.

At present, Fuji apples are sold at Rs 80 per kg in Jumla. The wholesale price of Fuji apple in the Kalimati fruit and vegetable market on Saturday is Rs 295 per kg. The price of a bag of apples is Rs 145 per kg, according to today's citizen daily.