As of yesterday, Bhutan has shipped 185,703 cartons of oranges to Bangladesh. Five important gateways are being used by exporters to ease shipments, according to the DAMC 27. This season, 525 trucks have been used in total. With 15 exporters and 303 vehicles, Gelephu is the export leader with 107,943 boxes. Phuentsholing exported 15,130 boxes, while the Nganglam export gateway shipped 16,241 boxes with 47 vehicles. Each package of large and tiny mandarins costs Nu 1,400 and Nu 1,200, respectively, according to exporters. Gelephu Thromde has moved its orange export depot to state-owned territory in Namkhailing, in contrast to prior years when exporters rented private grounds.
The depot’s construction cost Nu 50,000 from each exporter, with orange suppliers covering the remaining expenses at the conclusion of the season. The money has been utilized to improve infrastructure, such as power, road access, and water supply, as well as to build trenches to keep wildlife out and use water tanks to lessen road dust. harvested mostly for sale to India and Bangladesh. Dagana harvests 4,690.77 MT from 2,907 farmers, making it the top producer. The second-largest producer, Samdrupjongkhar, with 2,653.67 MT from 1,916 farmers.