Taliban rule leads to lower prices of Afghan fruit in Pakistan

Published 2021년 11월 23일

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The article highlights a significant decrease in the price of fruit imported from Afghanistan, which is now much lower than in previous years. This is attributed to the end of trade with India and the lifting of air services, which have led to an increase in shipments to Pakistan. Despite the lower prices, the benefits to Afghan growers are reported to be small. The article focuses on the availability and pricing of pomegranates from Kandahar in Pakistan, where they are sold at reasonable prices and then resold in supermarkets at a higher price. The trade volume between Kandahar, Kabul, and Torkham Pakistan remains high, with hundreds of trailers of fruit being transported weekly.

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The price of the fruit imported from Afghanistan is many times lower than in previous years. Afghan traders say most fruits - including grapes, apples and pomegranates - were shipped to India at a higher price with less tax before the Taliban took power, but now that air services have been lifted and trade with India has ended, the fruit is being shipped to India. sent to Pakistan. A long-time employee of the Peshawar fruit market said that pomegranates from Kandahari have been coming to Pakistan continuously this year. According to him, the best quality pomegranate on the market is available for 120 to 130 rupees per kilo, while class II pomegranate can be found for 100 rupees per kilo, which is easily sold in supermarkets for 120 rupees per kilo. A fruit merchant ...

Source: AGF