Mango exports to US likely to swell this year
Mango exports from India to the US will begin from the first week of April, a month earlier than last year, and in much larger numbers. However, exporters are waiting for Barc’s new irradiation facility at Vashi, Navi Mumbai, to get approvals from...
By Jayashree Bhosale, TNN |
PUNE : Mango exports from India to the US will begin from the first week of April, a month earlier than last year, and in much larger numbers. However, exporters are waiting for Barc���s new irradiation facility at Vashi, Navi Mumbai, to get approvals from the US department of agriculture (USDA).
India resumed export of mangoes to the US from April 2007 after a gap of 17 years, since phyto-sanitary issues remained unresolved. The United States department of agriculture has approved the only irradiation facility in India at Lasalgaon in Nashik district.
In 2007, India exported 160 tonnes of mangoes to US, according to the Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB). This year, the export target of mangoes to the US is 2,000 tonnes, a 1,250% jump. The capacity of the Lasalgaon irradiation facility was 8 tonnes per batch which is now down to about 6 tonnes per batch. The Barc has completed setting up of a new irradiation facility at Vashi near Mumbai, but is awaiting the final approval of USDA.
���Apeda had convened a meeting of mango exporters from different parts of the country in Mumbai earlier in the week. Initially, we will start exporting Alphonso, Kesar and Banganpalli from April 1 or 2,��� said MSAMB deputy general manager Santosh Patil. Other exportable varieties like Chausa and Langra come to market later in the season.
Prospects of exporting mangoes to Japan are also growing. India exported about 26 tonnes of mangoes to Japan last year, where vapour heat treatment (VHT) is essential prior to exporting to that country while irradiation is not required.
���This year, our target is to export about 150-200 tonnes to Japan. The Japanese quarantine officers have already come here but the mangoes are not yet ripe,��� said Mr Patil.
India resumed export of mangoes to the US from April 2007 after a gap of 17 years, since phyto-sanitary issues remained unresolved. The United States department of agriculture has approved the only irradiation facility in India at Lasalgaon in Nashik district.
In 2007, India exported 160 tonnes of mangoes to US, according to the Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB). This year, the export target of mangoes to the US is 2,000 tonnes, a 1,250% jump. The capacity of the Lasalgaon irradiation facility was 8 tonnes per batch which is now down to about 6 tonnes per batch. The Barc has completed setting up of a new irradiation facility at Vashi near Mumbai, but is awaiting the final approval of USDA.
���Apeda had convened a meeting of mango exporters from different parts of the country in Mumbai earlier in the week. Initially, we will start exporting Alphonso, Kesar and Banganpalli from April 1 or 2,��� said MSAMB deputy general manager Santosh Patil. Other exportable varieties like Chausa and Langra come to market later in the season.
Prospects of exporting mangoes to Japan are also growing. India exported about 26 tonnes of mangoes to Japan last year, where vapour heat treatment (VHT) is essential prior to exporting to that country while irradiation is not required.
���This year, our target is to export about 150-200 tonnes to Japan. The Japanese quarantine officers have already come here but the mangoes are not yet ripe,��� said Mr Patil.
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