Mango prices at 5-year high in Ahmedabad, consumers’ budget sliced

AHMEDABAD: The increase in input costs for farmers coupled with the shortage of mangoes across the country, especially in Saurashtra, have pushed mango prices to a five-year high in the wholesale market.

Ahmedabad usually consumes 50 truckloads of mangoes a day, but these days it has been getting only 30 truckloads of all quality of mangoes. Each truck, on average, carries 10 tonnes of mangoes. Prices in the wholesale market range from Rs 50 per kg to Rs 100 per kg.