Expanding export markets for Vietnamese mangoes

Published Mar 16, 2022

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An online seminar by Vietnam's Plant Protection Department outlined the growth trajectory of the country's mango industry, with exports sur surging by 42% in 2021 to nearly 600,000 tons. Mango products are exported to 53 countries, and fresh mangoes are exported to 22, led by China. The industry has seen significant growth in exports to Japan and Korea. However, a halt in mango imports by Japan was mentioned due to a mix-up with Cat Chu mangoes, a variety exclusively grown in Kowloon, Dong Thap. Following this incident, Japan has reinstated imports but has imposed strict controls. The Plant Protection Department is encouraging provinces to establish specialty stores in major cities to make agricultural products more accessible to consumers.

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The above information was given at a seminar organized online by the Plant Protection Department in Dong Thap with mango farmers, on March 15. Currently, Vietnamese fresh mangoes are exported to 22 countries, mainly China, and mango products are exported to 53 countries. In 2021, nearly 600,000 tons of mangoes will be exported to other countries, up 42% over the previous year. In which, export volume to Japan tripled from 215 tons in 2020 to 640 tons last year, similarly to Korea increased 130% of output,... Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, Deputy Director of the Plant Protection Department, said that after 5 years of negotiation, Japan accepted to import Cat Chu mango from Vietnam. At the beginning of 2022, this country announced to stop importing mangoes due to an incident where an exporter mistakenly packed mangoes of different types into Vietnamese batches of Cat Chu mangoes while this country only imported Cat Chu mangoes grown in the Mekong Delta. Kowloon. Ms. Huong added that, ...

Source: VNExpress