Overview

• The relief covers price shortfalls on 25% of Karnataka’s mango output, focusing on the Totapuri variety.
• The agreement was reached in a video conference between Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Karnataka counterpart N Chaluvaraya Swamy.
• Andhra Pradesh’s ban on high-water-content Totapuri mangoes triggered prices to plunge from Rs 12,000 to about Rs 3,000 per quintal.
• Growers in districts like Kolar and Chikkaballapura demanded a minimum support price of Rs 10,000–15,000 per quintal and held protests, including dumping fruit on roads.
• Officials said they will soon outline how the price gap will be calculated and disbursed under the Price Deficiency Payment scheme.