NT records bumper mango crop for the season

THE Northern Territory had its third biggest mango crop on record during 2019-20 harvest.

The Northern Territory had its third biggest mango crop on record during 2019-20 harvest.

THE Northern Territory had its third biggest mango crop on record during 2019-20 harvest.

Growers in and around Darwin were responsible for close to 35 per cent of Australia’s mango crop.

For the third season in a row the industry churned out more than 10 million trays.

The Territory remains Australia’s number one mango producer, accounting for about 52 per cent of the nation’s crop.

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Australian Mango Industry Association chief executive officer Robert Gray said Darwin had seen a lot of new plantings of Calypsos, Honey Golds, R2E2s and some Kensington Prides.

“The Darwin region represented 67 per cent of Northern Territory’s total crop and means 35 per cent of the national mango crop came from around Darwin,” Mr Gray said.