Pakistan's mango production is expected to decline by around 50% this year, as the crop has been severely hit by unusually high temperatures and water shortages, the chief of a growers' and exporters' association said.
Pakistan witnessed an extreme heatwave this month, with temperatures in the south crossing 50 degrees Celsius . The south Asian nation had jumped from winter to summer without experiencing a spring, according to the country's Climate Change Ministry.
He said the heat at the time of the flowering of mango trees affected production greatly, adding that Pakistan was facing a 50% drop in mango production this year as a result. "When the unripened fruit is ready it requires water which helps the mango grow to a good size," said grower and contractor Gul Hassan in Tando Allah Yar, in the southern province of Sindh. "There is no water in Sindh."
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