Business Desk :
After the Eid holidays, mango trading gained momentum in different markets of the district with delicious varieties of seasonal fruit appearing in the markets.
Mango markets are crowded in Naogaon, known as the commercial capital of mangoes, as the markets are spread over an area of about two kilometers on both sides of the Sapahar-Nazipur regional road in the district.
Trading takes place from dawn to dusk every day. Before sunrise, farmers bring different varieties of mangoes to the market in vans, rickshaws and auto-rickshaws to sell those, reports BSS.
Although the sale of mangoes started before Eid, traders started coming from different districts of the country including Dhaka after Eid.
Due to the intense heat of the last few days, almost all varieties of mangoes have come to the markets at the same time. As a result, the price of mangoes has come down.
Meanwhile, some disputes have been observed between farmers and traders over the weight and quality of mangoes determined by the administration.
Farmers complain that even though the administration has ordered to purchase mangoes by the kilogram, traders are not following it. In this regard, traders said that the price of mangoes is low as there is not much demand for mangoes in the country’s divisional markets including Dhaka.
Therefore, they are afraid of losses. Currently, Himsagar, Langra, Nakfazli, Mango and Amrapali have come to the market together.
However, sales are very slow. This Monday morning, Himsagar was seen being sold at Taka 1400-1600 per maund while Langra at Taka 1200-1500, Nakfazli at Taka 1300-1800 per maund, Banana Mango at Taka 3500-4200, Haribhanga at Taka 1500-2500 and Amrapali at Taka 1800-3500 per maund at the mango markets in Sapahar of the district.
Al Mamun, a mango farmer from Oranpur village in Sapahar, said: “The price of mangoes is very low this year. Last year, I sold mango for Taka 4200-4500 per maund but today I sold mango Taka 2000-2500 per mound. The price at which I sold the mangoes will not even cover the production cost. I will have to calculate the loss of a lot of money.”
