The second shipment of mangoes imported from Lahore has been flown into Kunming, Yunnan province. “The second consignment of 150 boxes of about 800 kilograms weight has directly been dispatched to the clients after the custom clearance,” said Adnan Hafeez, a Pakistani businessman who imported “king of fruits” under brand name “The Farm’s Choice” By Imperial Ventures (Pvt) Ltd..
The first shipment of 330 boxes, imported by the same company, was transported from Lahore to Kunming via YTO Chartered Airline a couple of week ago.
Pakistan is the sixth largest mango producer in the world and its mango is considered to be one of the best in the world. Pakistani mango has more than 400 varieties while most popular commercial varieties are different in colours and sizes and each with a distinct flavor and taste. Chaunsa and Sindhri’ are popular varieties and stand up amongst mangoes with golden yellow color.
App.com.pk reports that Pakistani mangoes available in markets in abundant from May to September, are mainly used as fresh but it is also used in preparing different derivative such as jams, squash, milkshake and ice cream.