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Why are mango prices falling? What are traders saying?
This time, there has been a good mango harvest. But farmers and traders are being hit by the price. They are disappointed that they are not getting a good price for mangoes in the market during the peak season. Traders have mentioned several reasons behind the fall in mango prices.
Why are mango prices falling? What are traders saying?
Due to the excessive heat, various varieties of mangoes have ripened early. Transactions were halted as banks were closed for 10 days during the Eid holiday. After the animal sacrifice on Eid-ul-Azha, many people do not have money in their hands. That is why the market is full of mangoes, but there are no buyers. For these reasons, the price of mangoes has fallen this time.
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The Sapahar mango market in Naogaon is filled with various varieties of mangoes. Farmers are waiting to sell mangoes. Yesterday afternoon, in the Zero Point area of Sapahar Upazila Sadar, Naogaon. Photo: Prothom Alo
This time, there has been a good mango harvest. But farmers and traders are being hit by the price. They are disappointed that they are not getting a good price for mangoes in the market during the peak season. Traders have mentioned several reasons behind the fall in mango prices.
Due to the excessive heat, various varieties of mangoes have ripened early. Transactions were halted as banks were closed for 10 days during the Eid holiday. After the animal sacrifice on Eid-ul-Azha, many people do not have money in their hands. That is why the market is full of mangoes, but there are no buyers. For these reasons, the price of mangoes has fallen this time.
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June 15, 2025

Yesterday, Sunday, Prothom Alo reporters visited the three major markets in Kansat in Chapainawabganj, Baneshwar in Rajshahi, and Sapahar in Naogaon and heard the disappointment of farmers and traders over the price of mangoes.
Osman Ali, president of the Baneshwar Bazar Traders’ Association in Puthia Upazila of Rajshahi, said that due to the excessive heat, mangoes have ripened early this time. Several varieties of mangoes have ripened together. A large amount of mangoes have been imported into the market. Half of the traders from Dhaka who were supposed to come to Rajshahi to buy mangoes after Eid have not yet arrived. As a result, a lot of mangoes have been imported into the market. But there are no buyers. This is why the mango market has collapsed. Yesterday morning, I spoke to Saheb Ali, a shopkeeper at Kansat Mango Market in Shibganj Upazila of Chapainawabganj. He said that he bought medium-quality Khirshapati (also known as Himsagar by many) mangoes at a price of Tk 2,250 per maund. These mangoes are bought in 52 kg per maund. If you calculate it by kg, it will cost Tk 43.25.
Saheb Ali said that Khirshapati and Langra varieties of mangoes are now the main ones in the market. Good quality mangoes are being sold at Tk 2,800 to Tk 3,000 per maund. The lowest quality mangoes are being sold at Tk 1,600 per maund. Langra mangoes are being sold even less. At Tk 1,200 to Tk 1,800 per maund.
A few mango farmers were interviewed at the Kansat mango market. According to them, the long Eid holiday, the absence of buyers who sent mangoes online, the excessive heat, the ripening of mangoes, the arrival of Amrapali, Kartimon, and even Bari-4 varieties in the market in advance have led to a fall in the prices of Khirshapati and Langra mangoes. The price of mangoes has now decreased by 500 to 700 taka compared to the price at which they were sold before Eid.
