Centre and Karnataka to jointly pay price difference to Totapuri mango farmers
On 21 June 2025, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Karnataka Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvaraya Swamy agreed that the Centre and the State will jointly pay mango farmers in Karnataka the price difference on 2.5 lakh metric tonnes of mangoes.
Summary
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held a video conference with Karnataka Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvaraya Swamy on 21 June 2025 on falling mango prices in Karnataka. Both ministers agreed to compensate farmers for the price difference on 2.5 lakh metric tonnes, out of Karnataka's estimated mango production of 10 lakh metric tonnes. The difference from the usual market rate, mainly for the Totapuri variety, will be borne equally by the Central and State governments under a central government scheme. No immediate action was needed for tomatoes because their prices had stabilised.
Key facts
- Quantity covered
- 2.5 lakh metric tonnes
- Karnataka mango output (est.)
- 10 lakh metric tonnes
- Variety
- Totapuri
- Cost sharing
- Price difference borne equally by Centre and State
- Tomatoes
- No immediate action; prices stabilised
Practice MCQs 3 questions
On how much quantity of mangoes did the Centre and Karnataka agree on 21 June 2025 to compensate farmers for the price difference?
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Correct answer: C — 2.5 lakh metric tonnes
PIB (Agriculture): Both ministers agreed to compensate farmers for the price difference on 2.5 lakh metric tonnes of mangoes, out of an estimated production of 10 lakh metric tonnes.
The fall in prices that led to the Centre-Karnataka relief decision of June 2025 particularly affected which mango variety?
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Correct answer: B — Totapuri
PIB (Agriculture): Karnataka had said prices for mangoes, particularly the Totapuri variety, had been falling steadily.
Consider the following statements about the mango price relief for Karnataka announced on 21 June 2025: 1. The price difference will be borne equally by the Central and State governments. 2. Compensation for tomato farmers was also approved at the same meeting. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (Agriculture): The price difference will be borne equally by the Central and State governments. Tomato prices had stabilised, so no immediate action was needed for tomatoes. So the answer is 1 only.