State Trading Organization (STO) imported 2 tons of lemon from India amid demands.
STO said it imported lemon in bulk quantities to allow affordability for consumers.
Meanwhile, STO adds that it received several complaints from individual consumers and businesses about the spiked prices. At the time of STO’s bulk imports of lemon, the commodity was selling above MVR100 per kilogram.
With the imports, the current market price has been dropped between MVR80 and MVR95 per kilogram.
STO is selling lemons at MVR60 per kilogram, and hopes this will encourage other importers and vendors to slice their prices on the commodity.