BENGALURU: The Nipah virus scare in Kerala has had its affect, albeit marginally, on mango exports from Karnataka, with a few Arab international locations like Qatar banning mangoes from both the states. Officials with the horticulture department say farmers and investors had pinned their hopes on mango exports in the month of Ramzan, but fact has became out to be different.
However, mango exports to different international locations have now not been affected.
KM Parashivamurthy, additional director, horticulture department instructed TOI that Karnataka exports round 15,000 tonnes of mango to different international locations every year with Alphonso and Banganapalli being the most sought-after sorts. "While traders from Karnataka export mangoes to Arab countries directly, a considerable quantity is bought by Kerala traders from Karnataka, which is then exported to the Arab world. This time, the Nipah scare has hit business in Kerala and the cascading effect is being felt in Karnataka too. However, not all Arab nations have banned supply from Karnataka," he added.
All fruits and vegetables from Kerala had been banned in a majority of Arab international locations, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait.
Parashivamurthy, on the other hand, didn't quantify the decline in exports from Karnataka, but simplest said it's marginal. "Most of the mangoes exported from Karnataka go to Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia and Singapore. There are buyers from European countries and the US as well. There has been no problem pertaining to mango exports to these nations," he added.
A Karnataka State Mango Development and Marketing Corporation Limited reputable said that regardless that the mango yield was not on time, trade hasn't been hit. "Even farmers and traders at Lalbagh mango mela are doing good business after initial hiccups. Mallika, Malgova, Totapuri, Dasheri, Raspuri and Sakreguthi are some of the other mango varieties for which Karnataka is famous," he added.
About the new case of farmers in Ramanagara dumping mangoes on the road, alleging they didn't get proper worth in the markets, horticulture department officials said it was an isolated case. "In April and May itself, 90% of the mango yield had come and the farmers there had sold them. What we saw on the streets was 5% of the yield that came later and traders didn't pick them up as the mangoes there were hit by certain fruit flies," said an reputable.
However, mango exports to different international locations have now not been affected.
KM Parashivamurthy, additional director, horticulture department instructed TOI that Karnataka exports round 15,000 tonnes of mango to different international locations every year with Alphonso and Banganapalli being the most sought-after sorts. "While traders from Karnataka export mangoes to Arab countries directly, a considerable quantity is bought by Kerala traders from Karnataka, which is then exported to the Arab world. This time, the Nipah scare has hit business in Kerala and the cascading effect is being felt in Karnataka too. However, not all Arab nations have banned supply from Karnataka," he added.
All fruits and vegetables from Kerala had been banned in a majority of Arab international locations, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait.
Parashivamurthy, on the other hand, didn't quantify the decline in exports from Karnataka, but simplest said it's marginal. "Most of the mangoes exported from Karnataka go to Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia and Singapore. There are buyers from European countries and the US as well. There has been no problem pertaining to mango exports to these nations," he added.
A Karnataka State Mango Development and Marketing Corporation Limited reputable said that regardless that the mango yield was not on time, trade hasn't been hit. "Even farmers and traders at Lalbagh mango mela are doing good business after initial hiccups. Mallika, Malgova, Totapuri, Dasheri, Raspuri and Sakreguthi are some of the other mango varieties for which Karnataka is famous," he added.
About the new case of farmers in Ramanagara dumping mangoes on the road, alleging they didn't get proper worth in the markets, horticulture department officials said it was an isolated case. "In April and May itself, 90% of the mango yield had come and the farmers there had sold them. What we saw on the streets was 5% of the yield that came later and traders didn't pick them up as the mangoes there were hit by certain fruit flies," said an reputable.
Nipah effect: Mango export sees decline
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