JAIPUR (Commoditiescontrol) - There could be scarcity of dry mango powder (Aamchoor) due to unseasonal rain, high speed wind and hailstorm in mango producing states including Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Flowering on mango trees is fear to affected due to adverse weather. According to trade estimate, dry mango powder production may decline to 60 per cent of normal output. Although, authorised figures are not available because dry mango production is small scale industry.
Dry mango prices are increasing since second week of March due to fear of lower production. Mr. Shyam Somani from Jagdalpur based Chandan trading company told that mango production was expected to fall in most producing states this year. There was also large scale damage to flowers of mango trees due to unseasonal rain, high speed wind and hailstorm and hence dry mango production will decline this year. Consumers have to pay higher price for mango. Dry mango will also be dearer.
According to traders, those who have stock of dry mango, are not in hurry to sell it. Prices are likely to increase.
According to rough estimate, 3.5 lakh bags dry mango is produced every year but it can come down to two lakh bags only.
A dry mango trader from Nizamabad Mr. Poonamchand Gupta told that mango flowers damaged severely in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. He says that dry mango price may rise by Rs. 50 per kilogram (kg) due to lower production. It’s prices are quoted higher in Vijaywada, Jagdalpur, Bijapur, Nandurbar and other major markets. The traders are quoting at Rs. 115-130/kg in these markets. In Delhi market, Khapta Aamchoor is traded at Rs. 8,100-9,100/100kg. Traders are quoting Jagdalpur average quality at Rs. 8,000-10,000, Nizamabad supreme quality at Rs. 20,600-25,200, Chindwara medium quality at Rs. 19,200-23,300 per quintal.
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