In the face of a glut, mango farmers of composite Chittoor district continue to be at the receiving end.
After several fluctuations, the price of Totapuri (Bengalura) mango remained as low as ₹10 per kg this week, making the farmers apprehensive of losing the yield in the wake of scattered monsoon showers.
Totapuri is the largest selling variety in the region, which is usually sold to pulp units that are aplenty in Chittoor, Tirupati and Annamayya districts. In 2022, the price started with ₹20 per kg and even touched ₹50 by the end of the season. However, the average price of Totapuri for the last four years remained between ₹10 and ₹12 per kg.
