Chittoor district Collector Sagili Shan Mohan on June 30 (Friday) announced that the farmers would get the Minimum Support Price of ₹12 per kg for Thothapuri mangoes from July 1.
Addressing the media here, the Collector said that the move would benefit the farmers who are supplying their produce to pulp industries. “Even as a decent MSP was announced in the last few weeks, it could not come into effect as the pulp units procured mangoes from the neighbouring States at cheaper prices,” he said.
Mr. Shan Mohan said that the harvesting of mangoes had been completed in the neighbouring States, while the season in Chittoor district reached its peak. “We have fixed the MSP at ₹12 per kg after a meeting with the pulp industries. Strict action will be taken against those offering prices lesser than the MSP to the mango farmers. The price is excluding the transport charges,” he said.
