Paksanity
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I have never seen any Pakistani mango in local grocery or supermarket.
Even in the online giant Taobao.com, only dry mango from Pakistan can be found.
Probably it's easier to find in Xinjiang and other Northeast China provinces.
The link #21 provides shows a very good example how mangos from Pakistan can penetrate into China's huge online market. It is said that from 5 August, mangos will be dispatched to customers around China by air.
The current Sino-Pakistan highway is not in very good condition, especially in Pakistan's side.
Upgrading project is urgent!
I think it's PS.
Address, quality labels, etc, all wrong.
Pakistan and China signed protocol document in 2013 for export of mangoes. Trade volume is definitely low. Mango has short life after being picked. Just about 30 days after treatment, processing and packaging. Pakistani farmers need help in modern fruit processing, packaging and transportation techniques. Perhaps a Chinese investor can make lots of money if he sets up food processing and packaging units in mango growing regions of Pakistan.
Pakistan is 4th largest exporter of mangoes and is ahead of India in mango exports although mango production in India is 8 times higher than Pakistan. In 2012, EU banned imports of mangoes from India after fruit fly infections and spots were found. This gave Pakistani mango export an opening. As result Pakistani mangoes are mostly exported to US, EU, UK, Middle East and Afghanistan. Xinjiang gets a small share.
I agree with you, China is a good market for mango exports. Potential is huge and I have yet to see anyone dislike Pakistani mangoes. Hillary Clinton on her visit was served with mangoes and she went crazy about Pakistani mangoes. She repeatedly mentioned Pakistani mangoes export to US as something she would like to see.