ACCORDING to an official from the Myanmar Mango Market and Technology Development Association, they plan to explore new overseas markets next season and prioritize the export of pulp instead of bulk.
Marketable varieties such as Seintalone, Machitsu and Padamyar Ngamauk are exported every year to foreign markets including Russia and Singapore, and the price ranges from K one to two million per tonne depending on the quality. In previous years, the export volume dropped due to route difficulties.
Frozen pulp of these mangoes was canned and exported as a pilot project last year, and it attracted much interest and demand both in local and foreign markets, at a price of at least K1.5 million per tonne.
“Next year, we’re primarily preparing to export mango pulp. It is more convenient than bulk export. The process includes peeling, removing the core and grinding with a machine. Then, it is canned at a suitable temperature after being sterilized. There are no chemicals. It is simple. We just started shipping last year. We are drawing an SOP and expanding the market. We tried to export to Japan before COVID-19, but their factories stopped running due to the pandemic,” one official from the association said.
The association is currently conducting value product training courses and wishes for the government’s help in finding new export destinations, he suggested. — Htet Oo Maung/ZN
