Last year, the US imported mangoes worth $719 million but mango export from Pakistan stood below $90 million. However, the Ministry of Commerce refused to pay salaries and other allowances to the USDA inspectors for inspection of mango shipments meant for export, he said. “As a result, our mango export to the US stands at just 30 tons each year.”He added that India had an irradiation facility, which was why it was able to export mangoes to the US even through the sea route. Indian mangoes meant for export to the US are transported to one of the two irradiation centres in the country built to boost mango shipments. Speaking to The Express Tribune, Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB) Senior Vice President Mahmood Nawaz Shah said that there were two reasons why Pakistan was lagging behind in mango export.

Source: The Express Tribune March 24, 2021 03:43 UTC