NT's first "Mango Express" takes flight

A Boeing 777 will leave Darwin tonight with over 50 tonnes of mangoes on board, in what Cathay Pacific Cargo announces as the start of a new "Mango Express" to Asia.
Highlights:The Northern Territory produces more than half of Australia's mangoesCathay Pacific has launched a weekly flight from Darwin to export mangoes to AsiaA new thermal steam processing facility in Darwin enables to export mangoes to markets like South Korea< p class="_1g_Rg">With the peak of the mango season in the Northern Territory, the airliner has committed to a weekly service to the departure from Darwin for five weeks.
Cathay Pacific cargo regional manager Nigel Chynoweth said the first flight would see NT Mangoes delivered to Hong Kong, South Korea and Dubai .
"Darwin now has an [export ] facility with an on-site vapor heat treatment (VHT) plant for mangoes, which is critical to its success"
"For us to be able to transport mangoes [to Hong Kong] with a connection the next day to a number of destinations is perfect."
Mr. Chynoweth said Cathay Pacific had spent the last few years developing the "Cherry Express" from Hobart and hoped Darwin's mango exports would enjoy similar success.
It is estimated 285 tonnes of the NT mangoes will be exported over the next five weeks while the service is running.
New steam heat treatment enables direct export to countries like South Korea. (ABC Rural: Matt Brann)
From Darwin to the World
Over the past 18 months, the Northern Territory has exported small volumes of mangoes, pumpkins and melons to Asia.
But according to Robert Hall of Pak Fresh Handling and Seaway Logistics, one of the big developments this year was the new steam heat treatment facility for mangoes.
"The processing process allows us to export to countries like Korea and Japan," he said.
"This means the fruit follows international protocols and don't ra carrier of no diseases or fruit flies.
"We didn't w chamber-processed our first load of NT mangoes, which was really exciting.
"This has been a long time coming as we have been working on this project for five years."< /p>
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A Boeing 777 will leave Darwin tonight with over 50 tonnes of mangoes on board, in what Cathay Pacific Cargo announces as the start of a new "Mango Express" to Asia.

Highlights:The Northern Territory produces more than half of Australia's mangoesCathay Pacific has launched a weekly flight from Darwin to export mangoes to AsiaA new thermal steam processing facility in Darwin enables to export mangoes to markets like South Korea< p class="_1g_Rg">With the peak of the mango season in the Northern Territory, the airliner has committed to a weekly service to the departure from Darwin for five weeks.

Cathay Pacific cargo regional manager Nigel Chynoweth said the first flight would see NT Mangoes delivered to Hong Kong, South Korea and Dubai .

"Darwin now has an [export ] facility with an on-site vapor heat treatment (VHT) plant for mangoes, which is critical to its success"

"For us to be able to transport mangoes [to Hong Kong] with a connection the next day to a number of destinations is perfect."

Mr. Chynoweth said Cathay Pacific had spent the last few years developing the "Cherry Express" from Hobart and hoped Darwin's mango exports would enjoy similar success.

It is estimated 285 tonnes of the NT mangoes will be exported over the next five weeks while the service is running.

From Darwin to the World

Over the past 18 months, the Northern Territory has exported small volumes of mangoes, pumpkins and melons to Asia.

But according to Robert Hall of Pak Fresh Handling and Seaway Logistics, one of the big developments this year was the new steam heat treatment facility for mangoes.

"The processing process allows us to export to countries like Korea and Japan," he said.

"This means the fruit follows international protocols and don't ra carrier of no diseases or fruit flies.

"We didn't w chamber-processed our first load of NT mangoes, which was really exciting.

"This has been a long time coming as we have been working on this project for five years."< /p>

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Exporting NT mangoes historically involved transporting the fruit by truck thousands of miles to Brisbane or Sydney...