The nationwide lockdown has severely affected sale of mangoes, this year. Traders here opined that though lockdown relaxations were provided by May, the sale of mangoes did not improve much compared to previous years and the yield was also poor. A. Jayapal, president of Salem Mango and Fruits Traders Association said that the arrival of mangoes and sale was affected this year due to lack of proper transportation and courier facilities. “The mango season would end almost in another two weeks and the sale was poor compared to previous years. He added, “due to lack of proper transportation facilities, stock from neighbouring districts like Krishnagiri have not arrived here much and we couldn’t take courier orders as well this year due to lack of courier delivery facilities.”

Source: The Hindu June 08, 2020 02:36 UTC