date:Nov 11, 2020
the prices dropped after COVID restrictions were imposed. Revenues dropped to Rs 2 billion from the Rs 5 billion last season, said Palakkad Mango Valley Growers Producers Company chairman M. Thajudheen.
Around 70,000 tonnes of mango is produced in an year in Muthalamada. But this decreased to 35,000 tonnes last year. 18,000 tonnes of mango was sent to other states and 2000 tonnes was exported to foreign countries. Though goods movement was affected due to COVID, 15,000 tonnes of mango was sold