Cambodian fresh mango exports to China

Published Mar 28, 2022

Tridge summary

Since gaining market access in China in 2021, Cambodian mango exports have run into difficulties, with challenges such as pandemic-related border restrictions and cargo delays. Despite starting strong, with China importing 4,771 tons in 2021, making it the third-largest international market after Vietnam and Thailand, recent optimism has waned due to issues including quarantine policies, container and shipping availability, border closures, and strong regional competition. Factors such as China's self-sufficiency in mango production, limited heat treatment capacity, inadequate cold chain infrastructure, and lack of buyer connections in China further hinder Cambodia's export growth.

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Original content

Nearly a year since China granted market access to fresh Cambodian mangos, the product is having trouble gaining a strong foothold owing to several challenges, including pandemic-related border restrictions and cargo slowdowns. Mangos became only the second Cambodian fresh fruit after bananas to gain access to the Chinese market when the General Administration of Customs of China formally added them to its list of permitted fresh fruits in April 2021. The GACC further published a list of 37 growing bases and five packing facilities that had been certified under the agreed-upon terms of the phytosanitary protocols. The first shipment of Cambodian mangos was sent to China in May 2021. Cambodian fresh mango exports to China got off to a modest but promising start, according to statistics from Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries published by the Phnom Penh Post, with China importing 4,771 tons of fresh Cambodian mangos in 2021. This made China the third-largest ...

Source: Producereport