Mangoes from Western Australia could soon be appearing on Tesco supermarket shelves in the United Kingdom.
The WA Department of Agriculture and Food is working with the retailer on improving fruit handling practises to extend shelf life.
It is using mangoes imported to the UK from Pakistan as test subjects, as they are physically similar to Australian mangoes.
Because Australian mangoes have a different season to Pakistan, it is envisaged they will help keep UK consumers in steady year-round supply.
DAFWA research officer Pete Johnson recently returned from the UK and said he would like to see some WA mangoes exported there this season.
Mr Johnson said the problem was the UK was used to robust mango varieties from Central and South America.
The shelf life of Pakistani mangoes has already been increased from a few days to a few weeks and the same should apply to Australian mangoes, Mr Johnson said.
He said the next step was "getting the right linkages and partnerships in place within Australian" to get the trade going.
