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Mangoes to become dearer
Mangoes to become dearer. If the unseasonal rains wreaked havoc on mango harvesting, the middlemen and the traders, who formed a syndicate, are making the life miserable for farmers by stripping them of whatever benefit left.
Unseasonal rains wreak havoc
Warangal/Khammam: If the unseasonal rains wreaked havoc on mango harvesting, the middlemen and the traders, who formed a syndicate, are making the life miserable for farmers by stripping them of whatever benefit left. The production loss caused by recent wet spell and gales will have their effect on the pricing of king of fruit.
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The mango orchards in two Telugu-speaking States – AP and Telangana, along with Gujarat, Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, which account for about two-third share of the country’s total mango production, bore the brunt of recent hailstorms and strong winds. As a result mango arrival in April has been less this year compared to last year. It may be noted that with about 24 per cent apiece, both the Telugu-speaking States and UP account for about half of the total mangoes produced in the country.
According to a study conducted by the Agri-business council of Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) on national fruit analysis, the prices of the fruit will shoot up by 50 to 65 per cent due to the holdup of 50 per cent mango arrivals into the market. With mango orchards spread across in 1.10 lakh acres, Khammam district tops in mango production in Telangana.
The crop loss was significant in Kothagudem, Paloncha, Sathupalli, Dammapet, Aswaraopet, Pinapaka, Julurupadu and other mandals.Totapuri, Banginpally, Imam Pasand, Suvarna Rekha, Nilam, rasalu and Munta Mamidi are some of the top varieties cultivated in the district.The price, which was Rs 30,000 a tonne a few days ago, has now come down to measly Rs 15,000. The best produce was barely sold at Rs 20,000 a tonne, the farmers rued, pointing to the Rs 100 kg in the retail market.
Meanwhile, it is learnt that main reason behind farmers incurring huge losses was due to lack of marketing facilities in Telangana. “More or less the same quality of fruit in Andhra Pradesh is being sold at Rs 30,000 per tonne,” Veerabhadram, a farmer from Sathupalli said, faulting the traders in Hyderabad for forming a syndicate and robbing the producers.Mango orchards in about 10,000 acres spread across Mulug, Mahabubabad, Palakurthi and Station Ghanpur mandals of Warangal district suffered immense loss.
According to preliminary estimates, the hailstorm devastated mango crop in about 500 hectares alone in Palakurthi mandal. With hot days ahead, relishing mangoes this summer would surely cost people a lot more. Even the lower end of the varieties are expected to be around Rs 100 a kg in the retail market while the price of premium varieties such as Alphonso will be anywhere between Rs 500 and 600 per dozen in Mumbai, the study conducted by the ASSOCHAM predicts.
By Adepu Mahender
