India received just 90.7 mm (3.6 inches) in the first 17 days of August, nearly 40% lower than the normal. The month's normal average is 254.9 mm (10 inches).
The Apple Growers Association of India and Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers estimate output in Kashmir, will drop 50% this year from 1.87 million metric tons a year ago.
Only a third of the country has received average rainfall so far this season, with north Indian states getting excessive rain while southern and eastern states being dry.
Maharashtra received up to 71% less-than-normal rainfall, according to the weather department data. In Karnataka, rainfall deficit is as high as 55% in cane-growing districts.
States like Delhi, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh have received 112%, 100% and 70% more rainfall than average so far, according to the weather department.
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