As yields drop, Mango lovers will have to pay a higher price this year.While the mango season started with the Alphonso variety trading at Rs 18 a kg (model price), it jumped to Rs 30 a kg at the wholesale Vashi mandi.
Mango prices are likely to remain firm this year because of lower production estimates on adverse climatic conditions and the government’s sustained effort to boost India’s exports during the ongoing harvesting season.
Adverse agro-climatic condition with a mix of sudden change and hot and cold weather followed by untimely rainfalls and hailstorms across the north-eastern states has resulted in massive crop damage this year.
Thus, consumers who wait for a year to taste mango, the king of fruits, will have to pay more this year.
India enjoys a very thin presence in the global mango market. Data compiled by Apeda showed India’s total exports at 52,761 tonnes (worth $ 66.94 million) for the financial year 2016-17 compared to 36,779 tonnes ($50.04 million) in the previous year.
Experts forecast an increase of at least 15 -20 per cent in mango exports this year.
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