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India's love affair with mangoes

Last updated on: June 21, 2012 09:49 IST

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Image: A Hindu priest carries a basket of mangoes to distribute among devotees after it was offered to Hindu God Lord Krishna inside a temple during a mango festival in Ahmedabad.
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Mango exports from India could rebound to 80,000 tonnes in the 2012-13, according to the agri-promotion body APEDA.

India's overseas shipment of mango is estimated to be lower at about 46,500 tonnes in the 2011-12 fiscal.

India's mango production is estimated to have been stable at 1.5 million tonnes for last few years.

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