Jamaica is to resume exports of mangoes to the United Kingdom (UK) this year, after voluntarily suspending exports in 2014 when there was a spike in detentions due to pest contamination.
Speaking at a Fresh Produce Forum organised by JAMPRO UK and the Fresh Produce Consortium in London, England earlier this week, the chief technical director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, announced that mango exports to the UK would resume on a phased basis by the end of the year. .
The UK regulators present at the forum commended Jamaica for the actions taken at the national level to improve the phytosanitary standards for mango exports.