India, May 16 -- The traders at the wholesale Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Maharashtra's Vashi have decided to stop importing apples from Turkey, citing the current diplomatic situation.

The development comes in wake of Turkey's open support for Pakistan amid recent tensions between India and its neighbour.

The APMC market receives hundreds of containers of high quality Turkish apples, the supplies of which begin from January and last till the middle of the year.

Vijay Bhende, a fruit trader, said that they won't be doing business with a country opposed to India.

"India imported 11.76 lakh tonne of Turkish apples last year with the value being over Rs.1,000 crore. We do a lot of business with Turkish apples in our ma...