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The king of fruits might not flood markets in the city this summer. The severe drought in the State has adversely impacted mango yield this season, with farmers estimating that the yield could be as low as 30% of the average annual yield this year.
Mango growers were awaiting rains during the Ugadi week, which is critical for fruit formation. However, mango growing areas — spread over 17 districts in two clusters: Kolar and adjoining districts in the south and Dharwad and adjoining districts in the north — have not received adequate rains. Northern districts are relatively better off.
Some pockets, such as Chintamani and surrounding areas of Kolar, received rains accompanied by hailstones, which ended up damaging the fruits. “Most areas in Kolar belt have seen fruit falls. Our last hope was the Ugadi rains, but with that failing too, the situation got worse. Leave alone fruiting, the trees have themselves dried up,” said Srinivas, president, Chickballapur Mango Growers’ Association. “The lack of adequate rains and high temperatures impact the size of fruits. In places which got some rains accompanied by hailstones, there have been fruit falls. The situation is relatively better in the northern belt around Dharwad than in the south. But the yield will be lower in both areas,” said C.G. Nagaraj, managing director, Karnataka State Mango Development and Marketing Corporation Ltd. (KSMDMCL). Most of the mangoes currently available in the city’s markets are from North Karnataka, said a senior procurement official of a leading retail chain. While Mr. Nagaraj said 70% crop loss which is the estimation of farmers may be on the higher end, he refused to quantify the crop loss.