While wet weather has impacted mango volumes from North Queensland in recent weeks, there are still good volumes on retail shelves as the national season heads into its final weeks.
Last week's national dispatched tray volume was 104,000, according to the Australian Mango Industry Association's My Mango Crop Forecast, as most growers have now concluded their picking season and have moved on to their pruning and other post-harvest activities.
"Dispatch from the Mareeba/Dimbulah region was down significantly on what was forecast last week, with weather, finishing picking the crop earlier than expected, and tray price all playing a role," the AMIA said. "Volumes expected for the remainder of the season have been revised down slightly, particularly for this week. "
Photos: Kensington Pride in Gingin, source: AMIA
The South East Queensland region is midway through its season, and over half of the fruit dispatched from the region last week were Honey Golds, which is expected to continue into this week, along with the last small volumes of Calypsos. While fruit is also still being picked in Western Australia.
"Volumes of fruit coming out of the Carnarvon region are decreasing as the season winds down, with most growers having now concluded their season," the AMIA said. "Honey Gold and other late varieties such as Heidi and Valencia Pride are making up most of the current volumes sent to market. The start of the season in Gingin is just around the corner; dry matter testing conducted in the region last week has provided an indication of current fruit maturity and picking timing. Growers are getting ready to pick their crop in a couple of weeks’ time, but small volumes of green varieties might be sent to market before then."
Nationally, volumes continue to be stronger than they were this time last year, with an increase in the number of trays from 2021/22.
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Australian Mango Industry Association
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www.mangoes.net.au