Jain Irrigation today said its food processing plant at Jalgaon in Maharashtra is expected to earn over Rs 100 crore in foreign exchange annually.

The plant was inaugurated in Jalgaon by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on June 20.

The plant incorporates both Individual Quick Frozen (IQF) and Block Quick Frozen (BQF) technologies.

The plant is designed to handle around 60,000 MT of fruits like mango, banana, pomegranate, papaya, jamun, strawberry, sapota, etc., annually, a company statement said.

The products from this IQF facility would be exported to the US, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East and the company expects to earn Rs 100 crore in foreign exchange annually, the release added.

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