Start of the alphonso mango season 2007

Its almost time for the Indian mango season to start this year.

Some alphonso mangoes from Ratnagiri have already arrived in the market. These are early arrivals and are fetching a good premium. Prices even upto Rs.9,000.00 for a box of 4 doz. mangoes.
The regular season is expected to start late this year due to rains continuing for a long time after the normal monsoon. Showers were reported in the Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg district as late as December this year. Thus delaying the flowering time.
Alphonso Mango lovers are in for a good time as a good overall crop is expected from mid May to June. Till the advent of the monsoon. This is the time when prices are expected to be at the bottom.
Season starts from mid April2007 and arrivals from the konkan region are expected to be regular for the alphonso variety. Dispatches by http://www.buymangoes.com are expected to begin from April 15, 2007 onwards.