Mango orchards in Gujarat, will for the second straight season, deliver lesser than expected. The reason for this is the drastic variation in day and night temperatures, combined with unseasonal rain. More rains are expected this week. Fruit growers across the plantations of Junagadh and Amreli, the two major districts where kesar is cultivated, now confirm that mango production could be 25-30% less as compared to 2022. It may be recalled that Cyclone Tauktae in May 2021 had completely destroyed the mango crop that year, as well as in 2022.
Kesar mango is cultivated on about 25,000 hectares in Junagadh, Gir-Somnath, Amreli and Bhavnagar districts and the average seasonal production is 250,000 tons. However, the production has been on the wane due to climate change in the past few years.
Source: vibesofindia.com