Alphonso mango

ALPHONSO MANGO NEWS

Akshaya Tritiya drives a surge in mango prices in Pune amid delayed arrivals

April 17, 2026 9:36 am

Traders said this year’s Alphonso crop is delayed by nearly a month due to unseasonal rains.

Alphonso mango supply likely to stay low as poor flowering disrupts harvest

February 22, 2026 8:01 pm

Around 30 boxes are arriving daily at the Gultekdi market, mostly from Devgad taluka, with some supply also coming in from Ratnagiri district.

Mango mania: 5 must-read summer reads that celebrate the King of Fruits

May 14, 2025 10:08 pm

From pulp to poetry, peel back the many layers of the mango—the subcontinent’s most seductive fruit—through these juicy literary picks.

Beyond Alphonso: Why no mango compares to Indian varieties

April 04, 2025 12:47 pm

It's the Portugese who improved the mango varieties in India using certain grafting techniques, but credit doesn't go to them alone.

Heat waves hit Alphonso mango farmers in Konkan

March 15, 2025 1:45 pm

Winter is an important season for the physiology of the mango plant. It is during the winter months that the plants start flowering, followed by fruit formation within 60 days.

Early season brings Alphonso mangoes to Pune; box of 4 dozens priced from Rs 5000 to Rs 20,000

February 19, 2025 4:13 pm

The mangoes mostly arrive from the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra; however, are cautious about the season.

From Alphonso to Totapuri: Top 10 mango varieties in India

May 24, 2024 10:30 am

The Indian mango is a special product that substantiates the high standards of quality and bountiful nutrients packed in it, shared Government of India on X

All that is branded as Hapus is not Hapus’: Alphonso growers warn buyers of counterfeit mangoes

February 22, 2024 8:07 pm

Mukund Joshi, director of the Konkan Hapus Amba Utpadak Vikreta Sahakari Sangh urged people to look out for barcodes and GI tags on boxes.

This Alphonso trader in Pune is selling mangoes on EMI

April 05, 2023 4:08 pm

Gaurav Sanas, the owner of Green Mangoes in Pune’s Anand Nagar, is urging the lovers of Alphonso to swipe away their financial worries and enjoy the king of fruits to their hearts’ content.

Battle for recognition: Ratnagiri’s struggle for GI tags for Alphonso mangoes and the road ahead

April 02, 2023 7:07 am

Back in 2018, after almost a 10-year-long legal fight, mango growers from the five districts of Konkan region — Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Raigad, Thane and Plaghar — were granted GI tags for the mangoes grown in the region.

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