Lucknow, July 12 (UNI) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that Uttar Pradesh will export 40 tons of mangoes to Japan and Malaysia this year.
While inaugurating the UP Mango Festival 2024 at Awadh Shilp Gram, the CM said, "For the first time in 160 years, the famous Dussehri mangoes from Lucknow are being exported to the United States."
He said, “While the price of Dussehri mangoes in India ranges between Rs 60 to Rs 100 per kilogram, their price in the US market has increased to Rs 900 per kilogram. Considering duties, cargo and airfare costs, sending one kilogram of mango to America could cost up to Rs 250-300. Even then, farmers and gardeners would save around Rs 600 per kilogram of mango."