Mr. Nguyen Thien from WESTFOOD Vietnam speaks about the Mango crop in Vietnam, ethical and sustainable certifications, export markets,…May 2021
Westfood have more than 30 years of exporting to fruit and vegetable industry
Currently we have two mango varieties:
the Kaew and the Cat Chu with the firm texture the Kaew is more suitable for reprocessing products that is preferred by European market on the other hand the Japanese and Korean customers would love to use the Cat Chu mango which have a higher brix and less fibre for ready-to-eat products.
The mango crop
The Mango is as well as normal, however due to the COVID situation, the mango crop is start earlier than usual. Normally we have two mango seasons the spring crop the April May and the Winter crop the November and December. In 2021, the mango crop is start from early March and estimate to end from early May. We already export to most of the major market all over the world like Korea Japan Europe Canada US.
Our Production
Our volume can reach around 15 to 20 000 metric tons of raw material per year. The MD2 pineapple and mango will be our drive strategic items in our future business.
Certifications : Ethical and Sustainable
We have already built up a long-term relationship with farmers. Westfood also have BSCI and SEDEX membership.