Balancing production and pricing on Peruvian and Mexican mangoes

Growers and shippers are hoping that the mango market in Canada will stabilize now that Mexico is well underway with production. “We had a very difficult market with an overflow of product from northern Peru. They had too much product and too many new shippers of mango and that has affected the sales of the start of Mexico,” says Giorgio Ceciarelli of GC Imports based in Toronto, Canada.

Peru, which will stay in production until March, is currently shipping the Kent variety. “We’re still seeing a lot of fruit from Peru. Now that the north of Peru has finished, they’re going to the south of Peru which is more expensive and less abundant,” says Ceciarelli, who says the country began shipping its red mangoes starting at the end of December. “Hopefully that will help stabilize the market so Mexico can drop the price a little bit and the flow of mangoes can restart.”