Alphonso mango season delayed further

Alphonso mango season has been delayed further. We initially had expected that the season will be dealyed and regular arrivals would start from last week of March. But it seems that the season will be delayed further. The arrivals are only expected to go up from Gudhi Padwa onwards and the season in ture sense will begin only by 10th April onwards. The prices have taken a U turn and have gone up in the past week due to weak arrivals in the markets in Pune and Mumbai as also other parts of the country. The demand has risen now as the weather has turned hot and humid. The prices are not expected to soften anytime before 15th April .

The mango season from Ratnagiri and Devgad have proved to be unpredictable as usual.

Alphonso mango season delayed

I have been on a tour to Devgad on Thursday 28th February 2008.
The cold wave that gripped whole of India in February had affected the mango plantations in Ratnagiri and Devgad. Due to this the season has been delayed. There is the onset of second flowering and the fruits of this flowering are only expected at end of April 2008. There has been some instances of fruit drop due to the onset of second flowering in some places. Thus the arrivals are expected to be marginal in March 2008. The real season will be in April and May this year.