Bangladesh to start mango exports to China

Bangladesh is set to export mangoes to China for the first time, with the inaugural consignment to be dispatched this week, a government official says.

The first shipment to the new export market will be undertaken on Wednesday, Bangladesh's agriculture secretary, Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian, said at a news conference in Dhaka last week, local media reported.

"About 50 tons of mangoes will be exported to China this year", and talks are on with Chinese authorities as well as the Chinese ambassador in Dhaka for more exports, he said.