EXPORTERS to the US have blamed a lack of air cargo capacity for mangoes failing to reach market.
According to Wahed Ahmed, co chair of a Pakistani growers association, fruit exports are down 30 per cent and poor distribution through air cargo is a large part of the problem.
He told the Pakistani Business Recorder he blames a lack of regional capacity for failing to fly enough ready-to-eat mangos to the States where he says the market is strong.
Ahmed’s comments come hot on the heels of an IATA call to develop capacity and air infrastructure in neighbouring India.
Tony Tyler, IATA’s director general, told the Confederation of Indian Industry, they needed an: “‘India Inc.’ approach that addresses the crippling issues of high costs, exorbitant taxes and insufficient infrastructure.”