Mangoes
The drought has had a strong impact on Malaga's mango and avocado crops severely affecting producers. One of these producers is Antonio Sarmiento, 85, who has been producing tropical crops for more than four decades and currently manages a 20-hectare farm in Benamocarra with his five children.
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The shortage of mango supplies from Peru has seen the prices of mangoes increase significantly compared to last season. “Prices compared to the 2022/2023 season have increased significantly, due to the scarcity of mango. Markets are paying six to ten times more than last season,” says
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Weather-related factors delayed the start of the mango season in Peru, and this is reflected in the export figures recorded so far. At this time, fresh mango shipments total 4,815 tons; 42% less than in the same week last year, reports Fresh Fruit.
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Drought in Spain seriously affecting mango and avocado production
2023-12-08 00:00
Severe drought conditions in Spain are causing devastating losses for avocado and mango farms, with production plummeting by 80%. Many farmers are witnessing the unprecedented effects of the drought, leading to significantly reduced mango production from 300,000 to 70,000 kilos. Avocado crops
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Mangoes and cherries are facing really really short seasons
2023-12-07 00:00
The wet end to spring is now affecting summer fruit and veg. And the first week of December has not brought good tidings for festive fruit. “Two big things to say about the Christmas favourites: mangoes and cherries are facing really really short seasons,” says Chris Frame, general manager
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Brazillian mango exports to end year on a high
2023-12-06 00:00
Brazilian mango exports are poised to finish the year on a positive note, with significant contributions from Bahia, the largest fruit exporter in the country. Unlike the previous year, international shipments from Bahia are expected to grow, with output already showing a 19% increase compared
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South African mangoes eyeing European market share lost to Peru
2023-12-06 00:00
The country awaits a good mango year, perhaps an above average year reckons a mango grower; there is no official crop estimate yet.
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"Perhaps we all let the mango market boil over a little"
2023-12-05 00:00
As expected, Peru sent fewer mangoes from its northern Piura region to Europe. Henk van der Meij of Hars & Hagebauer knows this first hand. He visited the Peruvian growing areas last week. "There are long rows of empty trees, particularly in Piura. Some farms have as much as 70 to 80% less
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"Organic mangoes and limes should sell well in December"
2023-12-04 00:00
This spring saw BeeFair Organic begin as a new organic fruit-importing company in the Netherlands. "Although that fell in mid-season with certain products, we're delighted with how the season's first months went," Roelant Komen begins. "Our sales are pretty broad. We serve (organic) supermarkets
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Egyptian guava and mango exports to EU triple in last 5 years
2023-12-04 00:00
This year, Egyptian mango and guava exporters are expected to boost their presence in the EU market, according to EastFruit. The data for the first nine months of 2023 show that the EU imported more Egyptian mango and guava than in the whole of 2022, and the volume of shipments from Egypt in
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Pricing to climb this week on mangoes
2023-12-04 00:00
Pricing on mangoes will strengthen this week. This push in pricing is on top of pricing that is already higher than last year at this time. Ecuador was short with its crop this year and there also wasn’t as much Brazilian fruit in the market. “Overall the whole market on mangoes since the
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Exotic fruits are being brought to Novosibirsk for the New Year
2023-12-04 00:00
As the New Year approaches, Novosibirsk welcomes tons of exotic fruits delivered by aeroplanes. Over two months, in October and November, inspectors at the Tolmachevo Airport Customs Post in Novosibirsk monitored 23 shipments of fruits, totalling over 15 tons. The varieties include mangoes,
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How Egypt is breaking into EU with mango and guava exports. Shipments triple over past 5 years
2023-12-03 00:00
This year, Egyptian mango and guava exporters are expected to boost their presence in the EU market, according to EastFruit . The data for the first nine months of 2023 show that the EU imported more Egyptian mango and guava than in the whole of 2022, and the volume of shipments from Egypt in
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GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW MANGOES
2023-12-01 00:00
There is a shortage of mango in the Netherlands and supply will also remain low for the time being. In Germany the mango supply remains tight, leading to high prices, especially with challenges at the origin, including serious harvest losses in Peru due to El Niño affecting blossom development.
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“Due to the weakness of the trees, this year there has been a major problem with aerial fungus”
2023-12-01 00:00
In just a few weeks, the passion fruit harvest will begin on the Costa Tropical of Granada, after a mango campaign that, in the case of Finca El Edén, has been quite good. "We are specialized in the production and marketing of organic tropical fruit, and when it comes to mangoes, we grow the
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"30% of Malaga's avocado and mango crops are going to die"
2023-12-01 00:00
“Producers in Malaga believe that they've lost a third of their subtropical crops due to two consecutive years of drought,” stated Enrique Colilles, the president of the recently established Avocado and Mango Inter-branch Organization.
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Spain: Umbrella organisation for avocados and mangoes founded
2023-11-30 10:00
Spain has great potential for both crops. They are two products with excellent nutritional properties that are highly valued by consumers. The president of the umbrella organisation, Enrique Colilles, explained: "Consumers need to know,
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Scientists generate energy from mango pits
2023-11-30 00:00
Czech scientists from Mendel University are collaborating with Cambodian companies to convert mango pits into energy. In Cambodia, where mango is a major crop, large amounts of waste, including mango stones, are generated during fruit processing. These scientists have developed a method to make
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"With strong prices and high demand in US we extended our shipping of Brazilian mangoes"
2023-11-30 00:00
Due to the great domestic and international demand for Brazilian mangoes and intense heat, supplies have been running low lately as producers and exporters sought to fill higher orders. According to Guilherme Secchi, logistics manager of GrandValle Agro in Brazil “Prices remain high, with
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Spain has created the Avocado and Mango Inter-branch Organization
2023-11-30 00:00
The Avocado and Mango Inter-branch Organization, which is made up of producer and marketing associations of both products, was constituted to encourage national consumption, promote research and innovation, improve knowledge of production and the market, and promote supply regulation measures.
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