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flag Himachal Pradesh’s CM seeks 100% import duty on apples from July to November to protect local farmers from foreign competition.

flag Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has urged the Union Government to impose a 100% import duty and ban apple imports during peak production months (July to November) to protect local farmers. flag Speaking in New Delhi, he called for apples to be placed in a 'special category' to shield over 2.5 lakh small and marginal growers from foreign competition, citing a surge in imports from New Zealand under a trade agreement. flag He warned that falling prices due to foreign supply, especially during off-seasons, are harming rural livelihoods and urged immediate policy changes, including quantitative restrictions and higher duties, to safeguard the state’s Rs. flag 4,500 crore apple industry.

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