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varieties of mangoes every year. Maharashtra is the largest mango exporter in the country and
accounts for nearly 80% of the total export of the country.
At least 13,603 mango orchards have registered on MangoNet ? an online traceability system in
the current season. This includes 5000 Kesar growers and 9000 mango growers. MangoNet has
been established by APEDA to register mango growers and exporters and enable importers and
supermarkets in the EU to check complete details of their shipments ? on the lines of ¡®GrapeNet¡¯
established for grapes. Last year only 8,700 orchards were registered on MangoNet.
Officials from MSAMB, the state marketing board in Maharashtra, said they have been working at a
frantic pace to ready all facilities for export. MSAMB has prepared its vapour heat treatment plant
at Vashi, Navi Mumbai, irradiation facility at Baramati and export facilitation centre at Ratnagiri,
pre-cooling storage facilities, ripening chambers and packhouse for export.
Sunil Pawar, MD, MSAMB, said around 600 tonnes was sent to the USA and Australia after
irradiation in the 2018-19 season. ¡°US sends an inspector to India to oversee the irradiation
process. But last year, no exports happened to the US because the Inspector did not visit India
due to the Covid outbreak. Discussions are still in process with the US officials,¡± Bhaskar Patil,
Manager in charge of mango exports, MSAMB said.
Japan has been importing mangoes from Indian since 2006 and sends inspectors to oversee the
vapour heat-treatment process. However, last year because of the Covid-19 outbreak, the inspectors
could not be sent to Mumbai. Instead, the Japanese government had permitted the Directorate of
Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage to oversee the necessary procedures, he said, adding it
could be the same this season as well. High freight charges could be another damper that may
affect exports, he said. It costs Rs 300 per kg to transport mangoes by air, he added.
Of the total mango exports from the country, Kesar accounts for 50-55%, Bangnapalli accounts for
some 30%, Hapus or Alphonso another 13-15% and the remaining 40 other varieties account for
the last 9-10% of the total outbound shipment.
The mango season is expected to begin a month late with low arrivals in March due to the delay
in winter. The government has granted Geographical Indication (GI) tag to the Alphonso mango
from Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and other adjoining areas, a move that will help identify the
authenticity of this variety of fruit. This is expected to help in higher exports.
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