Minister for Agribusiness and Fisheries
Media Release
Northern Territory produces over half of Australia's Mangoes
8 January 2024
The Northern Territory is Australia's top grower of high-quality mangoes, with Australia's favourite, sweet-tasting mangoes produced right here in the Territory.
Now that the mango season has wrapped up, new figures reveal 3.41 million trays of mangoes were picked and packed in the NT this season, contributing to over 51 per cent of Australia's total production, up from 49 per cent in 2022.
Supporting over 2000 direct jobs, 23,926 tonnes of mangoes were picked during the 2023 - 2024 season across the 6350 hectares of mango farmland here in the NT.
The mango industry remains the largest horticulture export crop for the Northern Territory, with mango producers capitalising on strong local and overseas partnerships with the overseas market exporting tonnes of mangoes each year to the Middle East, Singapore, New Zealand, South Korea, Hong Kong and Canada.
Territory mangoes are renowned for their high-quality and this year's forecast is pointing to higher sales value and demand due to the excellent taste and quality of our locally grown fruit.
The Territory Labor Government continues to support our mango industry, with further investment provided through nine research and development projects.
These projects are aimed at investigating genetics, climate resilience, variety evaluation, geographical diversification, postharvest quality and shelf life prediction, and building an innovative culture and capability of the industry.
Quotes attributable to the Minister for Agribusiness and Fisheries, Mark Monaghan:
"Territory grown mangoes are recognised as the best in the country and due to our climate, our season also supplies the first mangoes each year to local markets, as well as major supermarket chains across Australia"
"Our high-quality delicious mangoes are exported across the globe and as the Territory's highest value horticulture commodity, the Territory Government will continue to work alongside producers to support further growth of the industry."
"The Territory Labor Government knows the importance of our high quality horticultural and agricultural industry, and that is why we continue to invest and grow the industry through grants, research programs and the development of precincts."
Northern Territory Government
