2nd Mango Magic Festival Promoting Indian Mangoes Held In Seattle, US

The 2nd edition of “Mango Magic Festival: Promotion and Tasting Event of Indian Mangoes” was hosted in Seattle, United States, today. Over a hundred leading importers of Indian fruits, including senior leadership of US retailers like Costco, participated and tasted seven premium varieties of Indian mangoes on display, including Alphonso and Kesar from Maharashtra, Banganpalli and Himayat from Andhra Pradesh, Langra and Dussehri from Uttar Pradesh and Ripe Rajapuri from Gujarat.

Attending the Mango Festival, Vice President of Costco Wholesale, Bob Huskey, said that they recently started selling Indian Kesar Mangoes, and they have been selling faster than they can bring them back in.

Washington Senator Manka Dhingra said that these relationships based on food make trade, economics and business relationships really thrive.

The Consulate General of India in Seattle initiated the introduction of Indian Mangoes in Seattle in July last year and partnered with various stakeholders both in India and the Greater Seattle area with an attempt to bring new premium varieties of Indian mangoes to big retail stores like Costco for American consumers. These efforts received a significant boost following a meeting with the Costco CEO in April this year, after which ‘Bhagwa’ variety pomegranates from Maharashtra were introduced at Costco stores in the region, subsequently followed by Kesar mangoes.

India is currently the world’s largest producer of mangoes, with an annual output of over 26 million metric tons and more than 1,000 named varieties.

In his recent edition of Mann Ki Baat programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also spoke about the rich diversity of Indian mangoes and praised India’s mango farmers for taking this journey from the village to the global market.(UPDATED ON 6TH JUNE 2026)