This mango variety cost a whopping Rs 1,000 a piece
Bhopal, June 07: The ''Noorjahan'' mango, cultivated in Madhya Pradesh's Alirajpur district, is fetching a higher price this year thanks to the good yield and sheer size of the fruit compared with the last year.
The ''Noorjahan'' mango is priced at ₹ 500 to ₹ 1,000 apiece this season, a farmer said on Sunday, adding unlike the last year, the yield of this variety of mangoes has been good this time due to favourable weather conditions.
Locals claim ''Noorjahan'' mangoes are of Afghan origin and cultivated only in the Katthiwada region of Alirajpur district adjacent to the Gujarat border, approximately 250 km from Indore.
"The three Noojahan mango trees in my orchard have produced 250 mangoes. The fruit has been priced between ₹ 500 and ₹ 1,000 per piece. Bookings have already been done for these mangoes," Shivraj Singh Jadhav, a mango cultivator from Katthiwada, told PTI.
He said people who have booked ''Noorjahan'' mangoes in advance include fruit lovers from Madhya Pradesh as well as neighbouring Gujarat.
"This
time
the
weight
of
a
Noorjahan
mango
is
going
to
be
between
2
kg
to
3.5
kg," Jadhav
added.
Ishaq
Mansoori,
an
expert
in
cultivating
''Noorjahan''
mangoes
in
Katthiwada,
said,
"This
time
the
crop
of
this
variety
has
been
good
but
the
COVID-19
pandemic
has
impacted
the
business".
He said ''Noorjahan'' trees could not flower properly due to unfavourable climatic conditions in 2020.
"In 2019, one mango of this variety weighed around 2.75 kg at an average and buyers paid as high as ₹ 1,200 apiece for it," he added.
The ''Noorjahan'' variety produces fruits towards the beginning of June. These trees start flowering in January-February.
A ''Noorjahan'' mango can grow up to a foot long and its kernels weigh between 150 to 200 grams, local cultivators claimed.