The Aeon retail group is one of the big customers for Thai mangoes exported by P&E Techno, which is a leading mango exporter to Japan. They had spent 60 million baht to install a vapour heat-treatment facility at Kasetsart University to control mango quality prior to export.
The facility is operated around the clock to supply mangoes to department stores in Japan.P&E expects to export 800 to 1,000 tonnes of fresh mangoes to Japan this year, up from 500 tonnes last year, initiallyreceiving a large order from the Aeon Department Store group.Mangoes are purchased from contract farmers at a minimum price of 60 baht a kilogramme