Philippines Mango exports on a low potential level due to missing technology

Competitiveness of the Philippine Carabao mango in the world market is mostly influenced by its quality as it is considered as one of the finest and sweetest mangoes in the world. The Philippine mango, however, has not been able to sustain the position in terms of export due to limited R&D-technologies such as cold chain management, packaging and inability to meet the standards of the key markets. Japan, for instance, required exporting countries to have their mangoes to undergo vapor heat treatment. The USA bans mango imports from some countries to control the entering of pests such as fruit flies from entering its territory. Lack of technologies making mango export from the Philippines still at the minimum level.