There is one more addition to the list of Bengaluru’s woes this year apart from terrible traffic, dismal water levels and unprecedented heat — a low mango yield. “Let’s admit it, 2024 is an off year for mangoes,” says CG Nagaraju, Managing Director, Karnataka State Mango Development and Marketing Corporartion (KSMDMC). “The yield is dismally low, with only 30% of a year’s regular production estimated to reach the market.”
Nagaraju explains that under normal circumstances, Karnataka has a yield of 12 to 15 lakh metric tonnes of mangoes between mid-April and the first week of August, with early, mid and late seasonal varieties flooding the market.
