The first consignment of 9.5 metric tonnes of Nagpur oranges left Mumbai for Dubai on March 2. Branded as Nagpur Mandarin, this is a trial consignment sent by the Maharashtra State Agriculture Marketing Board. The oranges have been selected from 10 farms in Warud, district Amravati, Maharashtra, and are of 65 mm dimension. Oranges harvested in the summer season, from February to April, are considered better in taste than those which come during the October-December season, officials of the marketing board said. |
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