As Mexican growing regions cross over, mango volumes are significantly increasing by the week.
“We started in the middle of January with just three to five loads per week. And our volumes started to get higher by the beginning of February and by this past week, our volumes increased even more,” says Vicky Cabello of Cabefruit Produce LLC in McAllen, TX. “Right now we are receiving about six to seven loads per day and we’re expecting to increase this number for this coming week.”
As the Chiapas region wraps up in May, production has started early in Jalisco leaving two seasons crossing over,” says Cabello. “We’ll also continue with Nayarit in the coming months and finish by the end of August.”
In terms of sizing, Cabello notes that right now, there’s more volume on smaller sizes and the larger sizes have moderate volume.
Demand picking up too
The increase in supply is welcome given demand trends for mango. “As the weather starts changing and the summer starts, demand goes better. All the volume we’re bringing in is for sale. We don’t have anything holding,” says Cabello. “It’s moving well, especially for the supermarkets. They’re always asking for more volume.”
All of this puts pricing in the $8-$9/FOB on the larger sizes and between $5-$6 on the smaller sizes. When the season began in January and volumes were just starting to build, pricing was at $12 for larger sizes, and $1 less for each size.
Looking ahead, Cabello notes that the U.S. should anticipate significant imports in mangoes. “Our region that starts in May, we already have fruit from there and I think all the competitors will have fruit from there as well,” she says. “But that’s good because the demand is increasing as well, thanks to the weather.”
For more information:
Vicky Cabello
Cabefruit Produce LLC
Tel: +1 (956) 686-7359
[email protected]
www.cabellogroup.com