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India’s Prized Alphonso Mango Crop Ruined by Weather
Officials say hotter weather linked to El Niño cut Devgad Alphonso yields by 85% to 90% and left exporters with unsold inventory.
- In Maharashtra's coastal town of Devgad, mango farmer Komal Walke's 1.2-hectare orchard produced almost no Alphonso mangoes in 2026, forcing her to source fruit from larger farms to meet online grocer orders.
- A strong El Niño expected in 2026 triggered extreme temperature swings across Asia, South America and Africa, with December-January fluctuations disrupting flowering and April-May heat spoiling developing fruit, according to agriculture officer Bapusaheb Manikrao Lambade.
- India's mango market generated US$2.3 billion in 2025, with exports reaching US$56 million in fruit and US$80 million in mango pulp, as the world's largest mango grower competes with Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam.
- Sanjay Nare, a 52-year-old mango carton manufacturer in Malvan, holds nearly 100,000 unsold boxes, while exporter Shridhar Pathak of Shreevali Agro reported freight charges doubled and shipments fell nearly 40 per cent in 2026.
- Export losses from the Iran war have compounded production collapse, with mangoes diverted to local markets driving prices down despite global shortages, while Walke warned that unmet orders risk losing major clients next year.
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India’s ‘King Of Mangoes’ Hit By Climate And Trade Crisis
India’s famous Alphonso mango industry is facing one of its toughest seasons in decades, with growers in Maharashtra reporting catastrophic crop losses linked to extreme weather and export disruption.The Alphonso mango — widely regarded as the “king of mangoes” — has seen production collapse by as much as 85-90 per cent in some growing regions, according to a government-backed survey in Devgad, one of Maharashtra’s leading production areas.Farme…
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