Crop Type
Mango
The Philippine mango (Mangifera indica) is known worldwide as the Philippine Carabao mango. The Philippines produces about 1 million metric tons of mangoes a year (3.5% of the world production) – 95% for local consumption & 5% for export -it generates about US$35 million annually for the country.
In Asia, the Philippines is the largest exporter of mangoes. Hong Kong and Japan are the biggest importers of mangoes in Asia. Next to bananas and pineapples, mangoes are the Philippines' most important agricultural produce in terms of export earnings.
