Panaji: The peak season of mancurad mangoes is upon us and with export being hit amidst the over two-month lockdown, Goans are feasting on the best quality of mangoes grown in Goa.
Fruit vendors said the blow on inter-state export has resulted in good quality mancurad mangoes flooding the market this year.
“The supply chain is hit since largescale exports are not being carried out the way they used to before the lockdown. The top quality fruit is therefore being sold locally and hence, the fruit available in the market is of better quality,” a vendor, Nisar Nandihaldi , said.
Customers too seem to agree with the point of view.
“The flesh of the mangoes available in the market this year seems denser than usual. Also, there are fewer numbers of soft fruits owing to which I don’t have to negotiate with the vendors asking for firm mangoes like the previous years,” a senior citizen S Mohammad said.
While the king of fruits is bringing a wider smile on consumers’ faces this season, the ripple effects of lockdown restrictions may dampen the overall sale of mangoes.
“The sale of mangoes is not as rapid as it has been annually because of fewer walk-ins,” a fruit vendor said.
“Due to coronavirus, there is still fear among people to venture into the market. We need to sell the mangoes, especially the mancurad variant soon because it has a shorter shelf life as compared to the other variants,” another vendor said. This has also resulted in lower prices of all variants of this summer fruit.
Source:- timesofindia.indiatimes.com