The Nunna city market is one of the biggest mango markets in Asia, but had a deserted look on Thursday. The mango trading for the season began at the market on April 1. There are about 80 wholesale shops in the market and a majority of the shops wore a deserted look due to low crop yields.
At present, the market is getting a maximum of 80 tonnes of mangoes per day. The price per tonne of the fruit ranges from RS 10,000 to 23,000 depending on its size, quality and variety.
“Even if the fruit is arriving at the market, the shape and quality is not good. The fruit did not grow big in size this season due to unusual rainfall during the harvesting season,” Sk Bade Hazrath, a fruit merchant from Rajasthan said.
Mango growers of Krishna district are facing hardship due to unseasonal rainfall, causing damage to the fruit at its initial stage. “Each year, about 3.5 lakh tonnes of mangoes, mostly the Banginapalli, pulpy Totapuri and Cheruku Rasalu, are harvested from the farms spread over 70,000 hectares in Krishna district. Of late, the farming area has been decreased to 50,000 hectares according to market sources,” he said.
source: newindianexpress.com
