Thailand’s exports of fresh mangoes increased by US$11 million (THB363 million) in the first two months of this year, a 15 percent jump from the same period last year. Malaysia imported as much as 46 percent of the mangoes, followed by South Korea (34 percent), Japan (8 percent), Myanmar (4 percent), and Vietnam (2 percent).
These countries are among Thailand’s 18 partners with whom it has bilateral free trade agreements: 10 member nations of ASEAN, China and Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, India, Chile and Peru. They represent 98 percent of Thailand’s export markets for fresh mangoes. Last year, Thailand exported $93 million (3.1 billion baht) worth of fresh mangoes to its FTA partner countries, a 53 percent increase year on year.
