Dussehri mango has few takers in peak season, prices hit all-time low

Covid, pest infestation and inclement weather take a toll on the crops, even as domestic and foreign buyers stay away

The Covid-19 crisis, few overseas orders, and lack of demand in the domestic market have left mango growers in Uttar Pradesh grim-faced. Local markets in the state are flooded with dussehri mangoes despite a decline in production this year. 

The current price of dussehri mangoes, which have earned the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, is the lowest in five years and 50 per cent cheaper than last year.

At the wholesale market of Malihabad, the mango-growing belt of UP, the price of dussehri has fallen to Rs 15-20 per kg. There is still scope of some revival as the dussehri season continues until