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Kashmir's high-density cherry push lifts grower realisations to ₹500/kg
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Premium varietal conversion plus multi-modal cold chain to Mumbai/Surat/Vadodara is the playbook—lock in Regina/Kordia/Lapin sourcing contracts now before competing buyers tie up the 4,000-grower base.
The report,
Kashmir cherry growers shifting to high-density exotic varieties (Regina, Kordia, Lapin) fetching ₹400-500/kg. J&K government's ₹125.93 crore Cherry Cluster project under HADP covers 1,440 hectares benefiting 4,000 growers, with rail and air cargo enabling pan-India distribution.
Reported figures
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- 23,230.59 MT annual production
- 250 tonnes rail transport
Other figures
- ₹200-400/kg traditional
- 2,952.91 hectares
- 150 jobs
Why it matters to operators
The HADP-backed cluster creates a consolidated, geo-tagged premium supply pool ripe for offtake JVs, private-label tie-ups, or minority stakes in aggregator FPOs servicing the new western India rail/air corridors.
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