Mango gets access to Japanese market

The Plantation Protection Department (PPD) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said this is the second Vietnamese fruit to be shipped to Japan after dragon fruit in 2009.

To meet requirements for mango exports to Japan, Vietnamese relevant agencies have spent five years making files and building a disease control process.

Before entering Japan, Vietnamese mangoes must undergo a hot steam treatment process (like dragon fruit). Vietnam has five factories providing hot steam treatment, including four using codes regulated by Japan.

A director of a fruit export company in HCM City said his firm has received the foresaid information and is prepared to ship the first batch of mangoes to Japan soon.