Camagüey's mango harvest will begin in the second half of May. Some production centres, however, have already started the so-called trimming process to help the industry reach the six thousand tons of fruit this year.
The producer's main commitment is to ensure there is the necessary fruit for the production of jams that will be delivered to the children as part of the social consumption basket and to substitute imports that cost the state excessively. More than half of the expected harvest will be for the industries located in the province and for that of Ceballos, in the municipality of Ciego de Ávila.
Although there is an abundance of fruit in the mango plantations, experts fear that the high temperatures, unexpected rains and the non-availability of all the equipment for the collection and transfer of the fruit will affect the production.
In this regard, the situation at the Forestal production centre, in the municipality of Santa Cruz del Sur, is particularly worrisome, as this year's production is expected to amount to nearly three hundred and fifty tons of mango, less than half of what was produced last year, due to an infestation of Marabou and the lack of water and workforce in that area.
This year, as part of the fruit development in Camagüey, nearly two hundred new acres of fruit will be installed in the municipalities of Santa Cruz del Sur, Minas, and Sierra de Cubitas y Vertientes.
Source: Radio Cadena Agramonte