Things turn sour for Krishnagiri mango pulp producers

It’s been a double whammy for mango growers in Krishnagiri district this year. Absence of rain at the proper time and unseasonal hailstorms later on struck yield. And after that export of mango pulp has actually been struck by competitors from South Africa, China, Mexico, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Krishnagiri district is the leading producer and exporter of mango pulp in the nation. Mangoes are grown on 40,000 hectares in the district and Bengalura (Totapuri), Alphonso, and Neelam are particularly utilized for pulp production. E Madhavan, basic secretary of the Krishnagiri District Pulp Processors’ Federation (KDPPF), states they’ve needed to purchase mangoes from Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Karnataka to make pulp this year. According to the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), in 2023-24, the nation exported 60,900.23 tonnes of mango pulp valued at ‘624.29 crore to nations consisting of Saudi Arabia, USA, the UK, Germany, and Canada. Krishnagiri district has 22 pulp systems that straight and indirectly supply income to more than 2 lakh individuals– farmers, farm employees and employees in the pulp market. A pulp processor, who asked not to be called, states that South Africa, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Mexico, Cambodia, Pakistan, Vietnam, Philippines, Brazil, Nigeria, Egypt, and Australia have actually now ventured into mango growing. Of them, South Africa, China, Mexico, Cambodia, and Vietnam were likewise producing mango pulp. This has actually resulted in a decline in orders for India’s mango and pulp. “Over the previous years, export task and freight charges from India t
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