Fruits Info

Commercial vehicular Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) is setting up to sell fruits and vegetables under its own fresh brand name – Mahindra, reports Business Standard.

The company is also conducting a pilot plan in 100 acres at Punjab and Maharashtra, where it is busy dealing with farming and contract services.

The company will sell fruits that have sustainable competitive benefits in international markets such as mango, banana (processed pulps), orange and as well guava. The company might also set up pack houses, cold storages and food-processing centers if opportunity comes along.

The general prices for bananas have recently decreased. This information is confirmed by the results of the wholesale price checking conducted by "Agrooglyad: Vegetables and Fruits" journal.

The wholesale prices for bananas have been decreased by 10-15% during the recent two weeks. Due to this fact, the banana price is now again lower than apple in the central oblasts of Ukraine. Apple is the main opponent of banana for the consumers' money. At the same time, banana is still more luxurious than most apple varieties in the blanket trade of the western oblasts.

Ludhiana, February 2: RECIPIENT of national award for pioneering farming and Dalip Singh Dhaliwal Memorial Award, Sukhpal Singh Bhullar, quality his achievement to growing organic fruits and then 'self-marketing' it.

A progressive fruit cultivator from Bhatinda district, Bhullar said hire his land to contractors had always been a loosing preposition for him. "Ever since I started marketing my own produce, my profits has grown manifold," he said.