Naogaon Mangoes to Reach Market on 22 May
Naogaon's mango picking season will begin on 22 May with local Guti mangoes under a variety-by-variety calendar published by the district administration.
Naogaon's mango picking season will begin on 22 May with local Guti mangoes under a variety-by-variety calendar published by the district administration.
A 55-year-old security guard died after falling from a tree while picking mangoes in Rampura, Dhaka.
With both raw and half-ripe mangoes in the market, a spiced mango chutney made with jaggery and mustard oil is easy to prepare at home.
Satkhira growers began picking and selling early mango varieties on 5 May, but many say the district's mango calendar has damaged their market.
Hot weather has ripened litchis early in Sonargaon, Narayanganj, but a lack of rain has left the fruit small and growers worried about prices.
Mango picking began in Rajshahi on 4 May with local gooti varieties, but only a handful of orchards were harvested on the first day.
A few simple checks of smell, softness and appearance help shoppers avoid mangoes ripened with harmful chemicals.
Rajshahi's first mango export of the season, 300 kg of local gooti fruit from Bagha, was due to fly from Dhaka to Italy on Thursday.
For the third year running, Chapainawabganj will not set mango picking dates, letting growers sell fruit as soon as it ripens on the tree.
Mango picking in Rajshahi starts on 4 May with gooti varieties, and the district has fixed start dates for each variety through the season.
Green mangoes can be kept for eight to ten months in a salt-based steeping solution and later used in pickles, chutneys, curries and juice.
With green mangoes plentiful in the market, now is the best time to make mango murabba at home and keep it for the year.
Naogaon has become a major mango district but has no research centre besides the Soil Resource Development Institute, and stakeholders say it needs one along with processing houses.