Overview

• The government has procured 112,000 tonnes of Totapuri mangoes and expects an additional 170,000 tonnes in the coming days.
• Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has directed processing industries to pay farmers ₹8 per kilogram without delay.
• A support price of ₹4 per kilogram, equally funded by the state and central governments, remains in place.
• Naidu has formally appealed for a GST exemption on mango pulp, a reduced 5% levy on fruit juices, and ₹130 crore in central procurement aid.
• Processors report a 150,000-tonne pulp glut and storage shortages that are causing unloading delays of up to four days.