Mango processors bet on good harvest
With three weeks left for the mango processing season to start, pulp makers are busy making arrangements for buying the fruit and signing export orders.
PUNE | AHMEDABAD: With three weeks left for the mango processing season to start, pulp makers are busy making arrangements for buying the fruit and signing export orders.
Mango and its pulp, a major ingredient for the global fruit juice industry, are expected to be cheaper this year after an exceptionally bad year. India is the largest mango producer and processor and sets the benchmark for the fruit and processed products.
“Last year, we could produce only 30% of the normal pulp production. This year, the season looks good for the processing of Alphonso and Totapuri varieties,” said an official of Jain Irrigation, the largest processor of mangoes in India.
Totapuri, grown in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, is the main variety used by the processing industry. Its price had jumped to an all-time high of Rs 18-19/kg last year but is expected to come down to Rs 10-12/kg this year. The country produces two lakh tonne of mango pulp annually, of which a half is used locally.
The domestic demand has grown four times in the last five years and is expected to double in the next five years. Ahmedabad-based ice-cream major Vadilal Industries is expecting an increase in export orders. It exported 4,000 tonne of pulp across 40 countries in 2010-11.
Mango and its pulp, a major ingredient for the global fruit juice industry, are expected to be cheaper this year after an exceptionally bad year. India is the largest mango producer and processor and sets the benchmark for the fruit and processed products.
“Last year, we could produce only 30% of the normal pulp production. This year, the season looks good for the processing of Alphonso and Totapuri varieties,” said an official of Jain Irrigation, the largest processor of mangoes in India.
Totapuri, grown in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, is the main variety used by the processing industry. Its price had jumped to an all-time high of Rs 18-19/kg last year but is expected to come down to Rs 10-12/kg this year. The country produces two lakh tonne of mango pulp annually, of which a half is used locally.
The domestic demand has grown four times in the last five years and is expected to double in the next five years. Ahmedabad-based ice-cream major Vadilal Industries is expecting an increase in export orders. It exported 4,000 tonne of pulp across 40 countries in 2010-11.
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