Pakistan offers support for Malaysian mango importers
“Pakistan is the world’s fifth largest producer and sixth largest exporter (of mangoes) to over 40 markets across the world,” he said.
Syed Hassan said that Pakistan produced close to 1.8 million metric tonnes of all varieties of mangoes, but only exported 100, 000 tonnes of them, of which barely 500 tonnes made their way to Malaysia, generating a revenue of US$1.4 million.
He explained that the short shelf life of mangoes impeded their export capability, but in the past five years, modern techniques such as the hot water treatment had increased its storage to two to three weeks. Besides this development, the abundant by-products of mangoes presented a huge opportunity for investors, he said.
“Many by-products like juices, pulp, pickles and chutneys have huge global market. Up to US$300 million value addition is possible in the mango fruit industry,” he said.
source: malaysiandigest.com
