Nagpur: With Summer, the King has arrived. The King of fruits – Mango — like every year, has started arriving in crates in the Kalamna wholesale market. As per reports and traders, currently, Baiganpalli variety is being unloaded in large quantities in the wholesale market. One of the most favourite varieties Baiganpalli is arriving from Kurnool, Warangal and other districts of Andhra Pradesh.
According to wholesale traders, on an average, 15,000 crates of 20 kg each are being unloaded at the Kalamna Market. In the wholesale market Baiganpalli variety is being quoted in the range of Rs 100 per kg to Rs 120 per kg. However, the prices are expected to fall as the supplies increase in the next 15-20 days, the traders said. Vidarbha witnesses the largest sale of the Baiganpalli variety of mango.
Apart from the favourite Baiganpalli variety, the famous Alphonso, popularly known as the Hapus mango variety, will also start arriving from Ratnagiri and Mumbai. The variety is mostly exported and the prices range from Rs 500 to Rs 7,000 per dozen depending on the quality, the traders at Kalamna Market said. From next week, we will get a supply of Payri variety from Ratnagiri and the Southern part of the country. Apart from this, the local supply of Dassahari, Shakkar Gutli, Langada, Kesar is expected to start in another 15 days to 20 days. The local varieties come from Bhiwapur, Umrer, Kuhi, Mandal and other nearby areas, the traders further said.
