date:May 31, 2016
use of wood packaging including crates, boxes and cases for storing fruits and vegetables.
Pakistan's Ministry of National Food Security and Research, said the decision was taken amid considering phytosanitary measures.
Exporters claimed that the sudden ban on wood packaging was the cause of an almost 50 per cent decline in mango exports to the UAE and the GCC countries last year. They said since the orders for wooden crates had already been placed, it was impossible for them to repack m