Guards, Watchdogs To Protect World's Costliest Mangoes In Madhya Pradesh

The Miyazaki mango's price went up to Rs 2.7 lakh per kilogram in the international market last year.

A couple in Madhya Pradesh has hired four security guards and six watchdogs to protect what is perhaps their most prized possession - two Miyazaki mango trees. According to the orchardists Sankalp Parihar and his wife Rani, a customer in Mumbai recently offered Rs 21,000 for one kilogram of the Japanese fruit. In the international market last year, the price of the not-so-"aam" (not-so-common) fruit went up to Rs 2.70 lakh per kilogram. "Some people told me that the variety of mango sold at Rs 2.70 lakh per kg in the market last year. A customer from Mumbai has offered me Rs 21,000," Mr Parihar told ANI.