Punjab

Punjab is Pakistan's mango heartland. More than two-thirds of the country's commercial mango acreage sits within the Multan, Khanewal, Shujabad and Rahim Yar Khan belt, a corridor of Sutlej silt loam, iron-rich loam, and Cholistan-edge calcareous soils that together produce Chaunsa, Honey Chaunsa, Anwar Ratol and Langra in commercial volume.

Climate & soil

White-hot dry summers (45°C+), Sutlej and Chenab silt loams, six-week monsoon arriving in mid-July, and a daytime-to-night temperature swing of 12 to 18°C that concentrates sugar in the fruit.

What makes Punjab special

• Birthplace of the modern Chaunsa cultivar
• Late-season Honey Chaunsa extends the UK season into September
• Heritage Anwar Ratol grafting expertise concentrated in Rahim Yar Khan
• Langra late-pick method pioneered in Shujabad
• Multiple mango-growing districts across the province supply the UK export market

Famous varieties

Chaunsa, Honey Chaunsa, Anwar Ratol, Langra

Harvest window

Mid June, early September

Scale

~510,000 acres of commercial mango orchard across the province

History & heritage

Mango cultivation in Punjab predates Partition by centuries. Mughal-era records from Multan reference dedicated Chaunsa orchards in the 17th century. The post-1947 generation of orchardists, many of whom carried grafted cuttings on foot from East Punjab, established the current cultivar map.

Multan remains the spiritual capital, but Khanewal, Shujabad and Rahim Yar Khan each contribute a distinctive cultivar window. Together they define what 'Pakistani mango' means in the export market.