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Demand for Indian mangoes soar as cargo fees rise | BBC News

2026-05-30 News & Politics
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Entrepreneurs in New Jersey are making it big importing mangoes from India. Yakin Shah and Bharat Kumar Parasana import about $20,000-worth at a time and sell them to their neighbours through WhatsApp. Bharat said he spent more than $1 million importing the fruit last year. This year, however, he’s spending more due to the war in the Middle East pushing up flight prices. Mango correspondent Samira Hussain finds that in one New Jersey grocery store, a mango that typically goes for roughly 70 cents in India will sell for $5. Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #BBCNews

Top Comments (10)

@Codetutor-DemystifyCoding 2026-05-31

Mangoes are one the main reason why Indians look forward to summer in India 😂

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@DennisPeiris-yd4yy 2026-06-01

First time I see people go bananas over mangoes

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@GhanshyamDhruw-q9u 2026-06-01

I have many mangoes trees in my backyard breakfast and dinner with mango everyday 😂😂. This year I am also eating too much from beginning

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@g.skumar5000 2026-06-01

Every Indian childhood memories in summer is School holidays for 3 months Go back to Villages Eating mangos & ice apple's

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@kaustabdas8579 2026-05-30

mango smuggling can be legit bussiness

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@winniefernandes9492 2026-05-31

Be in India season time to enjoy the mangoes abundantly this year...😊

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@sararichardson737 2026-05-30

I’m a Brit living in Me I o. I living next to a 50 yr o,d Mango tree. They are exquisite. This year however due to excessive heat, there are hard,y any mangos on the tree

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@allanaranjo 2026-06-01

Excellent presenter..brought out cheeky and funny conversations from people.

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@neoflying 2026-05-31

Only two things good happened during summer 1 school holidays 2 mangoooosss till the rain

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@networkngos2681 2026-06-01

Any where in planet, Indians at home or abroad are crazy for Mangoes throughout the summers.🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳👩‍🌾👩‍🌾👩‍🌾

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