Trading continues in international Lavi fair

Rampur/Shimla: While the four-day-long International Lavi fair, which is already concluded officially, trading is still taking place in various articles, including dry fruits. Dry fruits from the tribal Kinnaur district are in great demand and fetch handsome returns. The production of dry fruits like chilgoza (pine nuts), apricot, almond, Chuli (apricot oil), walnut and Rajma (beans) has been less this year, and as a consequence, prices have skyrocketed in the Kinnauri market, set up every year during the mela.International Lavi fair was officially concluded on November 14. Chilgoza has broken all records and is being sold at Rs 2,400 per Kg, while the rate of almonds ranged between Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,400 per Kg, Walnut Rs 400-500 per Kg, Apricot Rs 300-400 per Kg, Rajma Rs 400 per kg and Chuli Rs 1,200 to 1,500 per litre.