The Peruvian mango industry is gearing up for a shorter and later crop this season following cold weather and delayed flowering, local suppliers have told Americafruit.
The shortfall will mean less fruit for all of Peru’s global destination but industry insiders claim this will benefit the market by relieving volume pressure and boosting prices.
The total volume forecast is unclear, however, with some suggesting the contraction could reach as high as 50-55 per cent.
“The reality for the 2011/12 season is that the season is late,” José Antonio Gómez, chief commercial officer at Camposol, told Fruitnet.com.
“On the whole, I think it will be a delayed season rather than no season at all. There are other areas which are still showing flowering so the crop is more spread out,” Gómez explained.
Peru’s Association of Mango Producers and Exporters (APEM)has said it expects exports to fall by 40-45 per cent to 63,000 tonnes in 2011/12.
The National Mango Board in the US, meanwhile, predicts approximately 5.4m cartons will end up on the US market, with high volume from mid-January through mid-February.
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