The Alphonso mango cultivation will start up again next month. According to Parth Ramani of Indian fresh produce exporter, Sanjog Enterprise, their growing period could be impacted a lot by unseasonal rains: “Our Alphonso mango cultivation starts shortly, with the growing period starting in March, lasting until the month of June. Weather during this time will be a very important factor, as it always is for mango production. If unseasonal rains show up during the mango season, these rains destroy small mango fruit and also increase chances of black spot on the mango skin when mango is ripe.”
Getting the products on flights to Europe and Canada will be a major challenge, Ramani states. And if the product can be transported, it will be at a high price. “Currently we export our mangoes to the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada and the United Kingdom. We plan to expand our markets this year, entering in Italy and Sweden. Due to the Red Sea crisis, there are currently too many issues with bookings of perishable cargo. At the moment, flights do not give space to perishable cargo because of high-peak general cargo and pharmaceutical cargoes. We hope once the mango season really gets going, the situation will be better.”
All in all the Indian growers and exporters of mangoes can only hope that the weather will be good to them this year: “From our side, as well as all exporters and growers of mango, we have more expectations from nature for the upcoming season. We all want a clear environment and no unseasonal rains, which would damage the mangoes. If nature grants us that, we should have a fantastic season ahead of us,” Ramani concludes.
For more information:
Parth Ramani
Sanjog Enterprise
Tel: +918000794785
Email: [email protected]
www.sanjogenterprise.com