Irradiation centre opens Australian market to Indian mangoes
At present, there are three irradiation centres in the country of which two are in Maharashtra - one at Lasalgaon and the other at Vashi in Mumbai. The third one is located in Bengaluru.
Speaking to TOI, an official from Agrosurg Irradiators, said, "We have been processing mangoes for export to USA at the Lasalgaon irradiation centre. The Australian market has opened for the country last year. Australia follows a similar export norm to the USA, so it is mandatory to irradiate mangoes before export to Australia."
"Last year, the Lasalgaon irradiation centre had processed 567 metric tonne of mangoes. We now plan to process around 700 metric tonne here. We have already processed 7.5 metric tonn, which have been exported to USA so far. The mango season will continue till June end," one official said.
source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
