India: Mango production in Uttar Pradesh falls by 70% due to adverse weather
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India
Published Jun 2, 2022
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This year the production of mangoes has been hit by around 70 percent in the major mango growing belt of Uttar Pradesh due to adverse weather conditions, as per a PTI report. India is the largest producer of mango in the world and accounts for around 50 percent of the global mango output. It is grown in many states, including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, Gujarat and West Bengal, but there is a special demand for Lucknowi Dussehri in the market.
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Lucknow, Pratapgarh, Hardoi, Saharanpur, Barabanki and Sitapur are known as the mango belt of Uttar Pradesh. It is expected that with the production drop in mangoes in the UP belt the prices are likely to soar, claim mango growers. Unusually high temperatures during the flowering season in February and March this year have hit the mango crop. A maximum temperature of 30 to 35 degrees Celsius is required during the flowering season but this year the temperature soared to 40 degrees Celsius in March itself, damaging the mango flowers. According to meteorologists, the month of March was the hottest in the last 122 years while the month of April was the hottest in the last 50 years. “The production of mangoes in Uttar Pradesh ranged from 35 to 45 lakh metric tonnes every year, but this time production of 10-12 lakh metric tonnes is expected. Therefore, mango will be sold in the market at a very high price and people fond of mango will have to spend more money,” said Insram Ali, ...
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