Tajikistan producers urged to create infrastructure for proper storage of lemon

With the continuing fairly high demand for lemons in Tajikistan, wholesale prices for this citrus product dropped by 19-20% in one week. If on January 25, 1 kg of lemons on the small-scale wholesale market could be purchased at a price of 17-18 somoni ($ 1.5-1.59), then in early February this price was 13-14 somoni ($ 1.15-1.23). Tajikistan is the largest lemon producer in the Central Asian region. Currently, more than 600 hectares are allocated for this crop. The republic's farmers annually produce from 12 to 15 thousand tons of quality lemons. Last year alone, exports amounted to about 7.5 thousand tons, which is significantly higher than in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic also contributed to the growth in exports of these products. Because of it, in the spring and summer of last year, the demand for Tajik lemons in the foreign market increased sharply. Read also: Vegetable growers "MMK Agro" (Tajikistan) have started collecting greenhouse tomatoes (photo) Farmers have already sold ...