Overview

• The Centre has approved procurement of up to 2.5 lakh tonnes of mangoes from Karnataka at ₹1,616 per quintal under the Market Intervention Scheme for the 2025-26 season.
• Karnataka will roll out a ₹101 crore Price Deficiency Payment Scheme to compensate farmers for the gap between market rates and intervention prices.
• A Tamil Nadu delegation led by Food Minister R. Sakkarapani met Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on June 25 to press for PM-AASHA implementation and 50:50 cost sharing.
• Andhra Pradesh has announced a ₹12,000 per tonne purchase plan for Totapuri mangoes, with pulp factories covering ₹8,000 and the state subsidy covering the rest.
• Surplus harvests, reduced demand from pulp units and roadside dumping have intensified calls from growers for GST cuts on mango pulp and broader government intervention.