Rajkot: Mango Srespondite lovers have to dig deep into their bags when farmers expect production to drop 50%, which can lead to a surge in wholesale and retail prices.
Farmers claim that traders in the Juangadh district and Gir Somnath offer them twice money for annual contracts for the sale of threshling mangoes from their garden.
Somnath Gir, Junagadh District and Amreli produce around 2 lakh metric tons of threshling mango every year.
However, the main reason for low production included large-scale damage to the mango garden during a taukte typhoon in May 2021.
Typhoon who hit Gujarat Beach had caused destruction in Gadhada and Una Talukas gear from the Somnath GIR district, which was considered the center.
Knakbank Mango Saran Fortnight also affects the mango harvest.
DK Varu, Head of the Fruit Sciences Department at Agricultural University Junagadh (JAU) said, “Mango plants need night temperatures between 12 and 15 degrees Celsius and the temperature of the day 25 degrees Celsius during the flower stage which falls in December and January.
However, this year, Mercury tidied up to 8 degrees Celsius at night which affects the flowering.
The rain is not the season during the same period also has an impact on flowering.
“” Low temperature when flowering also increases the risk of disease in mango plants.
So, farmers will need more pesticides to protect the tree Mango, “he added.
According to farmers, the flowering of 80% ended at the end of December and the rest was completed in mid-January or by the Uttarayan Festival.
However, at present at 50% flowering has occurred in many gardens.
To anticipate slim plants this season, traders offer double prices for mangoes.
Jayesh Hirpara, a Mangga Kesar farmer in the Jamvala area near Talala in Junagadh, “Usually, I got Rs 2 Lakh for Mango of my 120 trees, but this year I was offered Rs 4 Lakh.
If I negotiate, I might get a better rate Of course.
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