MANGO exports are likely to rise to 1 million tonnes this year, against an estimated export of 80,000 tonnes last year. The growth in the fruit's export is expected to be driven by Indian mangoes' growing acceptance in the world market for its quality, opening up of Japan's market in recent times and resumption of mango export to the US since the middle of last year, after a gap of 17 years.
New Delhi: Gorging on mangoes is one of the great delights of summer. But the fun was sliced by half this season, no thanks to the surprise summer rains. Wholesale merchants estimate the harvest is down by 40-50%. The unseasonal downpour has made the uncommon varieties such as ratoil
Mango trees in Malda district, West Bengal, were known for honey bees and were the source of mango honey. Malda beekeepers say honey bees have started avoiding mango trees because of large-scale use of pesticides; they have now shifted to mustard plants.
Railway minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad has been in news of late for nonpolitical reasons. First, it was his love for blog and then his desire to act in movies. Now,
The Mango Growers Association of Pakistan (MGAP) has termed the budget 2008-09 as vague and fairly not farmer-friendly. The MGAP is of the view that the enhanced subsidy for DAP fertiliser is practically unworkable as subsidies are exploited and the entire benefit is taken by the hoarders and profiteers.
While the government talks about saving prime agricultural land from industry, a pitched battle between Alphonso growers and a power project developer is raging in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district. The environment ministry has cleared a 1,200MW thermal power plant by JSW Energy Limited in the heart of the famous mango-exporting belt despite admitting that the studies to understand the impact of pollution from the thermal plant do not exist yet.
Mangoes being sold in Siliguri. (Kundan Yolmo) Siliguri, June 1: Mangoes from Malda are ready to arrive in Siliguri. With jamaishashthi (a ceremony for sons-in-law) round the corner, people were disappointed when the produce from the nearby district eluded the town even in the last week of May. Traders of Siliguri Regulated Market, however, said the fruit will be in the shops in the next few days.
Mangoes will taste bitter this season as excessive rainfall and shortage of supply hikes prices The king of fruits may be in town, but it is coming with a big price tag this season. Untimely heavy rainfall in Konkan region has resulted in massive damage to crops and a severe shortage of supply. According to figures available at retailers and wholesalers, the supply of mangoes, especially those of the alphonso variety, is upto 50 per cent less this year compared to last year.
