The Union Government has secured the approval of the United States Department of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture (USDA) for export of Indian mangoes to the USA in the new season. The export of Indian mangoes has been restricted by the USA since 2020 asUSDAinspectors were unable to visit India due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The USDAs approval would pave the way for exports from traditional mango production belts such asAndhra Pradesh.
According to sources, traders export about 10,000 tonnes of mangoes from Andhra Pradesh to various countries every year. But the official estimates put this figure at about 2,000 tonnes. The difference in the numbers stems from the fact that the traders, after procuring mangoes from the state, export them from international flights and Ports in other states like Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, etc.