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Price of Totapuri mangoes fixed at ₹12,000 per tonne by Chittoor district administration
The Chittoor district administration has fixed the price of Totapuri mangoes at ₹12,000 per tonne. The Totapuri variety of mango is grown largely in the district and is being sold to food processing units in the district.
District Collector Sumit Kumar, on Tuesday, held a meeting with the mango farmers and representatives of mango pulp industries in the presence of Chittoor and Putalapattu MLAs Gurazala Jagan Mohan and K. Murali Mohan to fix a price for the Totapuri mango variety. Tirupati District Collector Venkateswar S. also participated through video conference.
Mr. Sumit Kumar said that they have discussed at length the problems faced by mango farmers, as well as the managements of mango pulp industries, and fixed the price. The price was fixed at ₹12,000 per tonne, keeping in view the problems faced by the farmers and industry. He urged the industry representatives to consider the farmers' problems.
Mr. Jagan Mohan said that the price was fixed to ensure remunerative prices to the farmers and the benefit of the farmers has been given priority while fixing the price. He said that ₹12,000 per tonne is also beneficial to the industries and steps would be taken to set up more industries in the region.
Mr. Murali Mohan assured all possible support to the mango pulp industry in the district and asked their representatives to cooperate with the farmers. Meanwhile, the industry representatives said that they have enough stock of mango pulp and the demand for the pulp has decreased.
