News / Bangladesh mangoes take off, bringing a spike in air cargo shipments

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Exports of fruit and vegetables, particularly mangos, from south-west Bangladesh to Europe started in mid-May, as pandemic-linked restrictions eased, causing a spike in air cargo volumes.

Some 150,000 farmers are producing ‘safe vegetables’ under a project to export produce mainly to Europe, prices for which have risen following a year’s suspension due to Covid-19.

The deputy director of the Department of Agriculture Extension in Satkhira district said the aim this year was to export 500 tonnes of mangoes from the district.

Meanwhile, fruit ...