Srinagar, Dec. 6 -- Faced with the proverbial 'problem of plenty', Kashmir fruit growers are now struggling to find cold storages for apples.

This year, farmers harvested a bumper apple crop in Kashmir. However, the produce did not fetch the desired rates.

Prices dropped by more than 50 percent prompting the growers to look for cold storages for apples. Farmers plan to sell theirproduce during the off-season to make up for the losses.

"If we talk about current rates, it is very low compared to previous years. An apple box now is sold at Rs 400-500 compared to Rs1100-1200 per box last year. This year, we had a bumper crop but the rates are very low," said Shahid Chaudhary, General Secretary New Kashmir Fruit Association.

He said still ...