Mango transportation need careful handling since fruits in ripening become too soft, easy injury that reduce eating and keeping quality of fruits.
If the market is within close proximity of the field and the pack house, the fruit can be harvested at almost the fully ripe stage.
Fruit intended for longer transportation distances or storage is in general harvested firm and green, but physiologically mature, when the fruit ‘shoulder’ rose above the stem-end and once there is a slight color change.
Efforts must be made to protect the fruits from the direct rays of the sun to reduce fresh weight loss, shriveling and deterioration of fruit quality.
The good advice is that to transport mangoes during the cooler part of the day.
Wooden boxes are commonly used for packaging and transportation of mango fruits.
Under the dynamic transport conditions nails come out due to vibration and puncture the fruits which results in bruising decay and low price of fruits.
Transportation of mango
