Lemon Farm In Chiluvuru, Andhra Pradesh

Chiluvuru (also called Chiluvur), a village in Guntur district, is popular for lemon cultivation. Hundreds of hectares of land is occupied with lemon farms. Checkout the photographs below:

Mandi at Tenali is the central point where all the farmers, big and small, sell their produce.  The produce is measured in mandi as Tikki, which is equivalent to 50 Kilograms. Usually, the lemon price varies anywhere between Rs. 400 per quintol (Aproximately US$7 per quintol) up to Rs. 4000 (US$70 per quintol or 70 cents per Kilogram). One quintol is equivalent to 100 Kilograms. On average, farmers get about Rs. 100,000 per year per acre of lemon farm.

The farmers get poor prices many times from local traders who buy lemons at a very cheap rate and sell at a very high price. Though government has promised online marketing for agricultural produce, it has not reached the people so far.

Other varieties that are grown in the village of Chiluvuru are Sapota, vegitables like brinjal, ladies finger, and others.

Indian government digitized the agricultural products data in the country, and you can find the quantity and price of any agricultural produce using this site:

http://www.agmarknet.gov.in/

The temple seen in the background is a centuries old Shiva temple, which a famous visiting spot in Chiluvuru.

Resources:
Link to Lemon exporters from India:
https://www.exportersindia.com/indian-suppliers/lemon.htm