Losses in fruits occur at field level, wholesale market level and at retail levels. The PHL at these stages are given below for mango, banana, pomegranate, pineapple and grapes in different states. The losses vary with the type of marketing channel used. The economic losses are much less than the physical PHL
Estimated Post harvest losses in Fruits (%)
Crops |
Field Level |
Market Level |
Retail Level |
Total Loss |
Mango |
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Banganapalli |
15.59 |
8.89 |
5.25 |
29.73 |
Totapuri |
2.20 |
5.13 |
11.14 |
18.47 |
Pomegranate |
9.86 |
10.10 |
15.48 |
35.44 |
Pineapple |
2.19 |
18.82 |
10.67 |
31.68 |
Banana |
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Poovan |
3.90 |
7.41 |
7.45 |
18.76 |
Ney Poovan |
7.82 |
1.77 |
8.72 |
18.31 |
Chakrakeli |
1.01 |
2.00 |
1.85 |
4.86 |
Source : Gajanana, T.M., D. Sreenivasa Murthy and M. Sudha, 2003. Final Report of the ICAR Net work Project on Marketing and Assessment of Post harvest losses in fruits and vegetables in India, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore