Dried mango production
Buy raw mango at ৳15–40/kg in season, dry it and sell all year. 8–10 kg of fresh mango makes 1 kg dried.
- Last reviewed: 14 September 2026
- Version 1
Ripe mangoes on the tree
1 of 3- Starting capital
- ৳1,50,000 – ৳4,00,000 Market quote
- Manpower
- 2 – 4 people
- First sale
- 30 – 60 days Practitioner verified
- Break-even
- 6 – 12 months Editorial estimate
- Kind of work
- Workshop · Medium difficulty
Unit economics
| Item | Range | Evidence | Suggest a correction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly working capital | ৳45,000 – ৳1,40,000 | Editorial estimate | |
| Selling price | ৳850 – ৳1,100 / kg | Market quote | |
| Variable cost | ৳450 – ৳600 / kg | Market quote | |
| Time to first revenue | 30 – 60 days | Practitioner verified | |
| Break-even time | 6 – 12 months | Editorial estimate | |
| Cash cycle | 7 – 45 days | Practitioner verified |
Gross margin 29.4% – 59.1%. Our calculation: the low end uses the lowest price with the highest cost; the high end uses the reverse.
What you need to start
- Solar or electric dryerEquipment
- Moisture meterEquipment
- BSTI approvalLicence
- Clean dry room (200 sq ft)Workspace
How the work is done
- 1Buy raw mango
- 2Wash, peel and slice
- 3Dry until moisture is below 15%
- 4Pack airtight and label
- 5Sell and collect payment
Seasons
- JanLow
- FebLow
- MarLow
- AprNormal
- MayHigh
- JunHigh
- JulHigh
- AugNormal
- SepLow
- OctLow
- NovLow
- DecLow
Where it works well
- Strong fitChapai Nawabganj · কাঁচা আম সবচেয়ে সস্তা
- Strong fitRajshahi · দক্ষ শ্রমিক ও আড়ত কাছে
- PossibleDinajpur · আম আছে, পরিবহন খরচ বেশি
- Weak fitSylhet · বেশি আর্দ্রতা, কাঁচামাল দূরে
Risks and cautions
- HighSpoilage: Skip moisture checks in the monsoon and mould can take a whole batch.
- MediumWorking capital: You carry four to five months of stock before peak sales.
- MediumLate payment: Wholesale buyers often pay more than 30 days late.
Videos and interviews
BARI Mango-14 grown for export
Deepto Krishi · 14 September 2026
Sources
কানসাট আম বাজারের দর জরিপ, ২০২৬
Collected: 15 Aug 2026Supports: Starting capital, Selling price · চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জ
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Stories about this business
A maund of mango makes 4 kg dried, sold at 2,000-2,400 taka a kg
In their first season two entrepreneurs made 700 kg and 300 kg of dried mango and sold the lot, at 2,400 and 2,000 taka a kg. A maund of ripe mango yields only about 4 kg dried.
- Reasons
- Weak demand, Good quality
Why the whole first batch spoiled
I never measured the monsoon humidity. Mould took 400 kg of mango while the dryer loan was unpaid.
- Capital
- ৳3 lakh
- Ran for
- 7 months
- Reasons
- Spoilage, Working capital
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