Mango season has arrived with Alphonso

Alphonso mangoes have started to arrive in Kolhapur. The city has received around 1,000 boxes (one box contains four to six dozens) of alphonsos last week from Devgad and other varieties from Malvan, Sawantwadi, and Ratnagiri could begin to arrive within a month along with mangoes from southern states.
Obviously, the mango season has begun but they are costly.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 2 March 2017.

The price of the popular Konkan hapus mangoes at the wholesale market is between Rs 4,000-Rs 6,000 per box with each box having 4-6 dozen. Smaller boxes of one or two dozens ell at between Rs 1,200 to Rs 1,500. The prices are yet to come down and in case anyone is offering the hapus at lower rates, they could be fake ones.
The mango season will continue till end May and, in due course of time, the market be flooded with other varieties like the Banganapalli, Bangalora, Neelum, Rumani, and Totapuri.


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Alphonso mango, the King of Fruits, make its appearance in Mumbai

This season's first batch of Alphonso mangoes has made its appearance in the APMC wholesale market in Vashi - it will cater to the Mumbai market and also go in for export. At present, around 5,000 boxes of green, raw Alphonso mangoes are arriving daily in the wholesale market from Deogarh, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri and Raigad.
These are priced at a premium Rs 400-1,000 per dozen at the APMC but, the retailers are selling them at Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 per dozen in the Mumbai metropolitan region. The high cost are attributed to wastages in the ripening process.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 11 March 2016.

On the price front, wholesalers predict that once the supply doubles, the price will ease. Over 10,000 boxes are expected to hit the market and, with each box holds at least six dozen. Out of the total supplies received at APMC, 20% is earmarked for export. Last year, when the Alphonso hit the market, the price was Rs 300- Rs 1,000. This year, after deliberations, the traders, exporters and farmers, have fixed the rate at Rs 400 - Rs 1,000 a dozen in the wholesale market. Exporters have begun to send shipments to the Gulf, a major market for Indian mangoes, compared to the European Union.


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Good news for Indian Alphonso mangoes – EU to lift ban on imports from India

#alphonsomango #mangoban #fruitflies The EU had imposed a ban on import of Indian mangoes last May because some shipments of the fruit were found to have fruit flies in them. Since there had been "significant improvements" in India's mango export system, the European Commission has decided to lift the ban on import of mangoes from India after the unanimous vote.
The ban had led to a drastic fall in revenue from export of the mangoes. As revealed by the Mr M Rafeeque Ahmed, president of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations, the exports were in the region of $307.4m between April and November in 2013 but had dropped to $291.4m in the same period last year.
Once the ban on Indian mango imports into the European Union is lifted, it would pave the way for them to return to the UK and other member states.
The decision has come as a big relief to mango farmers of Ratnagiri district located some 325-Km south of Mumbai and close to the border with Goa. The district is famous for its Alphonso mangoes, also known as the 'king of fruits'. Europe is a significant market for the industry.
However, some other foodstuffs such as Indian aubergines, two types of squash, and a type of leaf used in cooking will remain restricted. Other food items in the banned list are bitter gourds, snake gourds and patra leaves – these would remain in banned category subject to sustained improvements in plant pest control.