date:Jan 03, 2019
le till the end of March. Last year, the wholesale price of oranges was around Rs 30-40 per kg.
This year, we expect the prices be around Rs 50-60 per kg at wholesale and much higher in retail, said Rohan Ursal, a commission agent in the Punes wholesale market. As parts of Vidarbha and Ahmednagar, and almost all of Marathwada regions where orange is cultivated reel under a drought, the production of the fruit is bound to be hit this season.
Shridhar Thakare, director of Mahaorange, said a 40