First kesar mango lot arrives a month early

A Major mango feast is in the offing for fruit lovers in the region due to an early arrival of the kesar variety coupled with a bumper crop this season.

A Major mango feast is in the offing for fruit lovers in the region due to an early arrival of the kesar variety coupled with a bumper crop this season. This years first auction of the fruit began at the Talala Marketing Yard on Tuesday (April 6),which is generally held in May.

According to experts,the season is likely to last till June and rates may also come down as the yield is reported to be 15 per cent more than the last two years.

On the first day of the auction,8,400 boxes (each weighing 10 kg) arrived from various villages in the Gir region of Junagadh district. The minimum rate for 10 kg was Rs 150 nearly Rs 100 less than the previous year.

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Sadarsinh Chauhan,a member of the Talala Marketing Yard,said: The weather was perfect this time,as a result of which the fruit has arrived early and in a large quantity. The first lot has arrived with that of hafoos.

Last season,the marketing yard had auctioned over six lakh boxes,which is expected to increase significantly this year. Initial trend indicates there will be 15 per cent more yield this season. On the first day itself there were 300 more boxes, said yard chairman Chagan Kansagra.

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