Covid-19: No export orders for Dussehri Mango, domestic demand drops too

Cultivators may be forced to sell locally only, and at prices way below the normal market rates

Known for its exquisite taste worldwide, the Dussehri from Malihabad has no overseas takers this year. In April every season, mango growers in the fruit belt of Malihabad in Uttar Pradesh get overseas orders for the supply of Dussheri. However the coronavirus crisis the world over has shattered the hopes of mango growers this year, as they have not received any export orders so far. To make matters worse, domestic buyers too have refrained from placing orders so far.

As a result, mango growers may be forced to sell locally only, and at prices way below the normal market rates. Shabihul