It has been revealed that up to 90% of this year’s production of Alphonso mangoes in India—known as the “king of mangoes”—has been damaged.
According to data from the research and ratings agency Crisil, India is the world’s largest mango producer, with a total output of 28 million metric tons between 2024 and 2025.
Maharashtra is famous for its Alphonso mangoes, but officials say extreme hot weather has severely damaged this year’s crop.
A senior agriculture official from a village in Maharashtra, Bapusaheb Manikrao Lambade, said that the extreme variation between daytime and nighttime temperatures in December and January harmed flowering and fruit production.
Earlier this year, a government-backed survey conducted by scientists and field officials—seen by Reuters—estimated losses of 85% to 90% in this year’s mango crop. Extreme weather conditions also caused damage in other mango-growing regions of the state.
Reuters spoke with more than a dozen farmers in Maharashtra, as well as traders, businesses, exporters, and government officials, all of whom said the losses are severe and that production is at its lowest level in decades.