Retrospect's and Prospect's for Export of Mango from India

The area under mango in world increased from 35.77 to 54.41 lakh ha and production from 248.52 to 433.00 lakh metric tonnes with annual compound growth rates of 3.53 and 4.22 percent, respectively. India contributes about 44.01 percent mango production in the world and it was followed by China (11.72 percent), Thailand (6.87 percent), Pakistan (4.81 percent), Mexico (4.40 percent) and Indonesia (3.54 percent). Indian mangoes are fetching good prices in the countries like USA, UK, Kuwait, Malaysia, Switzerland and Germany. Exporters of mango from India may concentrate on top importers USA, China and Netherlands markets which contribute 60 percent world imports.