date:Jul 08, 2013
ith dried mangos from another country from a price standpoint, Siao said.
When asked if the construction of processing plants closer to plantations would help lower costs, Siao disagreed, saying that the cost of constructing a plant will not make the industry financially feasible.
A company would need to spend millions of pesos for the construction of the plant. Purchase of equipment is an even bigger cost item. On top of all that is the additional cost of training a staff and workers, Sia