Pair of mangoes fetches record-matching 400,000 yen at 1st auction

A pair of premium mangoes from the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki fetched a record-matching 400,000 yen ($3,725) at the season's first auction at a local wholesale market on Monday, maintaining the price tag from the previous year.The high-end mangoes are called "Taiyo no Tamago" (Egg of the Sun) as they have cleared the brand's qualifications of weighing at least 350 grams, possessing a high level of sugar and having a bright red color covering more than half of its skin, according to the Miyazaki Agricultural Economic Federation.The pricey pair, cased in a container and weighin…READ FULL ARTICLE