About Mango, its Production and Export

You know that the trees of mango are deep-rooted and symmetrical shape. They are almost 90 feet high and their widths are about 80 feet. The leaves of mango trees have alternate and lanceolate leaves structure. The length of these leaves is about 12 to 16 inches and they have green, yellow and sometimes purple or copper colored. But all these colors of mangoes leaves are in their young age. Mango leaves that are mature have deep green in color and also they become glossy and leathery. Mango fruit is about 1/4 to 3 pounds heavy. You can find this fruit in round, oval or sometimes obovate shapes which all depends on their varieties. The raw mango has green color that gradually turns into yellow, purple, orange, red or the combinations of all these colors. Mature mango has its own and specific fragrance as well as a smooth and tough skin.

Mango is a delicious and very tasty fruit. Its season comes with a very short span of time. But in this short time, its production and selling always arrive to billion dollars. India, Pakistan, Mexico, China, Brazil, Philippines and Indonesia are the major exporters of large varieties of mangoes in bulk. In these countries, Brazil is the major supplier of mangoes during the winter season while Pakistan, India, Mexico and Philippines are the major suppliers during the summer as well as spring seasons. Mango is exported in a huge quantity to the markets of North America and Europe. This demand is increasing from time to time. Also, this demand is also rising in other markets such as Japan and Middle East. USA is also producing mangoes and Florida is the major mango producer in the country but the quality is not so much higher than Asian mangoes which are still ruling the international market.