An Giang to export mangoes to US in June

Exports of mangoes to the US next month would be an important turning point for An Giang, paving a new path for the fruit, he said.

The province had previously focused on the domestic market and exports to China.

He added that his department had worked with co-operatives with mangoes that met Vietnamese Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) in local districts to review the quality and quantity of the fruit for export.

People’s committees in those districts had signed a deal with Chanh Thu Export and Import Fruit Company Limited in Cho Lach District, southern Ben Tre Province, to grow and export mangoes.

The company has agreed to collaborate with Tri Ton and Tinh Bien to build mango plantations that meet international standards to export to choosy markets, especially the US.

Director of the An Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Sy Lam said to develop the local mango brand, the department would accelerate the issuance of codes to some areas in many regions, including Cho Moi, An Phu, Tri Ton and Tinh Bien districts, Tan Chau Town and Long Xuyen City.

So far, the codes have been granted to eighteen mango growing areas in An Giang that meet export standards with a total area of nearly 244 hectares.

According to the provincial Statistics Office, An Giang had nearly 9,700 hectares of mangoes in 2018. The area of mangoes meeting VietGAP standards was about 193ha with estimated output of 1,900 tonnes per year.