17,130 tonnes of mangoes sold in South Gujarat sold for Rs 200; Before the hurricane, hafus-saffron was sold for Rs

Tau-te effect: 17,130 tonnes of mangoes sold in South Gujarat sold for Rs 200; Before the hurricane, hafus-saffron was sold for Rs




The quantity of mangoes that fell in the hurricane was dumped at Viraval APMC market in Navsari.

Traders at APMC bought mangoes for canning at Rs 150 to Rs 200 per quintal



Farmers have been hit hard by the mango crop, which has been devastated by Hurricane Tout. On the second day of the hurricane in South Gujarat, farmers lined up at APMC markets and congregations to sell 17,130 tonnes of mangoes lying on the ground. Hafus and saffron, which used to fetch farmers Rs 1,100 to Rs 1,400 a mound before the hurricane, fetched Rs 200 to Rs 400 a mound after the hurricane.

Surat: 8000 tons of mangoes were sent to
APMC. Mango crop was ready on 3063 hectares of land in Surat district. The next day after the mangoes fell due to the hurricane, farmers lined up at the APMC market to sell mangoes. An estimated 8,000 tonnes of mangoes arrived at the Surat APMC market for sale. In the district, Rs. Saffron mangoes sold at Rs 1,100 to Rs 1,400 on Wednesday.

Navsari: Filling of 2,000 tons of mangoes in various markets of the
district Mango crop was ready in 34 thousand hectares in Navsari district this year. Of which 40 per cent mangoes were earlier unloaded. Of the remaining 60 per cent mangoes, 40 per cent fell due to the hurricane. Before the hurricane, the price of saffron and hafus was Rs. There were 1500 to 2000 mounds. Which was sold at Rs 200 to Rs 800 on Wednesday. An estimated total of 2000 tonnes of mangoes were received in other markets of the district including Navsari.

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Valsad: The price of mango including saffron is Rs. In the
last 2 days, 7130 tonnes of mangoes lying on 200 acres of land have been dumped in APMCs including Pardi, Udvada, Dharampur, Nanapondha, Bhilad, Valsad. Hafus, which was Rs 1,200 before the Hafus-Saffron hurricane, was sold for Rs 300 on Wednesday. The price of the rest of the mangoes, including saffron, went down to Rs 200. Hafus was sold for Rs 400 in Udwada. Rs.150 to Rs.200 per quintal was given to farmers for canning.

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The remaining mangoes on mangoes will fetch a good price in the coming days.
People still buy mangoes to eat in the season before the hurricane comes. Farmers will now get good prices for the mangoes left over from mangoes. Purchased to give in currently fallen mango canning. - Arun Tripathi, Business Leading, APMC,

From today, Rs. Crop damage of Rs 200 crore to be surveyed A survey will be
conducted from Thursday to ascertain the damage to crops in Surat district due to the cyclone. In Olpad, Mangrol, Palsana, Umarpada, Bardoli, Choryasi, Kamarej, Mahuva talukas of the district, paddy and horticulture crops together have caused a loss of more than 200 crores in the district. District Panchayat DDO D.S. According to Gadhvi, the survey will be started as per the instructions of the government to get the figure of the damage.

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lost millions. Paddy crop was being harvested in the district for 10 days. For two years farmers have been renting harvester machines for harvesting crops. The owners came to Surat district with about 150 harvester machines from areas including Anand Tarapur. More than 1 lakh have been damaged. Ajit Parmar from Tarapur said that this time it is time to lose instead of earning.