Chinese apples monopolize Nepali consumer market

News published in September 9, 2022

** This is news article published on Sep 9, 2022. The article demonstrates China’s dominance in Nepal over apples. At the end of this article, you will find a bonus translation of a 2021 article that shows a small town of Gansu province’s success in selling apples to Nepal**

According to the Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy in Nepal,

Statistics from Nepal's Department of Customs show that the value of Nepal's imports of apples from China totaled 5.99 billion rupees (about 329 million yuan) in the last fiscal year, a year-on-year increase of 2.8%. Local people said that Chinese apples seem to have monopolized the Nepalese market.

It is understood that although Nepal imports apples from many countries, industry insiders believe that Chinese apples monopolize the local market. Statistics show that in the last fiscal year, Nepal imported a total of 86.79 million kilogram…