Farmers reap higher profits as Angul exports lemons to US

It may sound surprising, but lemons from Odisha’s Angul district have made their way to the United States.

- INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

Nearly one lakh lemons have been exported to the US in three phases this month. What once sold for just 20 to 30 paisa a piece in the local market is now fetching farmers Rs 1 per piece, thanks to the support of the Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society (ORMAS).

The demand for Angul lemons is rising in international markets, particularly in the US and the UK. This month alone, three consignments carrying around one lakh lemons were dispatched to the US from Ogi village under Chhendipada block. The export was facilitated by the ORMAS in collaboration with the farmer-producer company ‘Cropify’, based in Jarapada.