According to sources, the first box of Hapus Mango of the season was exported to London and fetched a record price of INR 5,000.
Moreover, 21 boxes of one dozen Ratnagiri Hapus mangoes arrived in London this month as mangoes were exported for the first time in February. Meanwhile, mangoes are touted to soon be exported to Germany and Europe. Ketul Patel of Fruit of Lebanon (Western International Market, UK) had purchased the first batch of mangoes this year. With the help of Tejas Bhosale, a Marathi importer from London, and Deepak Parab, an entrepreneur from Konkan Agro-Export, the genuine Hapus from Konkan arrived in London in February.
Back in January, mangoes from the Konkan region had entered the market in Mumbai. Shankar Nanerkar, a farmer from Kunkeshwar in Devgad, had sent two boxes of Hapus Mango to Avinash Pansare, a trader in the fruit market. The first mango of the season is considered auspicious and as is the tradition, it is worshipped by the traders. However, the main season for Hapus or Alphonso mangoes is yet to begin.
As per reports, the prices of these mangoes has not been decided, however, two to four boxes come to the market from time to time and is usually sold at ₹1,000-1,500 a dozen. Moreover, traders across the market are confident that the market of mango which was affected last year due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, is to get a better response this time.
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