Sopore Fruit Market

The Sopore Fruit Mandi is the largest wholesale fruit market in Kashmir and the second-largest in Asia after Azadpur Mandi in Delhi.[1]

Located in Sopore, a town in the Barumalla district of Jammu and Kashmir, it had an estimated annual turnover of around ₹7000 crore in 2025 (approximately $74.1 million USD as of 2026).[2]

History

In the late 1980s, Kashmir was heavily dependent on Delhi for trading assistance, with the Kashmiri farmers dependent on Delhi merchants for advance payments. In an effort to minimise this dependence, Muhammad Mustafa established the Sopore Fruit Mandi along with some other fruit growers.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fayyaz, Ahmed Ali (2013-04-05). "Rotten agents spoil the Kashmir apple barrel". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. 1 2 BABA, ALTAF (2025-08-03). "ASIA'S LARGEST FRUIT MANDI: Fruit trading hub in north Kashmir owes its existence to visionary grower". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
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