This year, there is a shortage of mangoes in the fields in Ratnagiri and Raigad was destroyed under the influence of Saigon Nisarga, which made a landslide in Murud last year.
“The quantity will be less and the price will be higher. Compared to last year, only 40% of mangoes are coming, ”said Mahesh Gavade, a mango trader.
An average of 20,000 boxes, with eight to four dozen mangoes, arrive on the market each day. While the wholesale rate is from 400 to wholesale 900 per dozen, the price per box is from 1,500 to ₹ 4,500.
“Sindhudurg has more stock because it was not hit by the cyclone. The price is expected to decline in April and stocks will pick up, yet the shortfall will remain.
From June, mangoes will come from Gujarat and the stock will run till the end of the month. In April, during Ramadan, exports will increase, affecting stock in the city.
Exports to Gulf countries and London have started, while consignments are set to be transported to Canada, Switzerland and Germany.
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