Prices fixed

SRINAGAR: A day after its official launching, the Department of Horticulture, Planning and Marketing which is the nodal agency of Jammu and Kashmir for Centre’s Market Intervention Scheme, fixed prices for apples according to the fruit grade and type of packaging material on Friday.
For Delicious Apple variety Rs 52 per kilogram have been fixed for Grade A, Rs 36 per Kg for Grade B and Rs 15.75 for Grade C with cardboard grass packing.
Similarly, Rs 53 and Rs 37 per kilogram have been fixed for Grade A and Grade B Delicious Apple variety with cardboard tray packing respectively.
Rs 54 and Rs 38 per kilogram have been fixed for Grade A and Grade B Delicious Apple variety with wood packing respectively.
Whereas, for American Apple variety Rs 48 per kilogram have been fixed for Grade A, Rs 32 per Kg for Grade B and Rs 18 for Grade C with cardboard grass packing.
Similarly, Rs 40, Rs 25 and Rs 19 per kilogram have been fixed for Grade A, Grade B and Grade C Maharaji Apple variety with cardboard grass packing respectively.