The first cut of the 2017 Mexican mango season will happen sometime around mid-January, but the US market won’t get their hands on any until mid-February, mainly due to light initial volumes, a strong local market and pack houses yet to be opened.
The projected “normalcy” to the upcoming season that Crespo Organic reported back in late November 2016, continues to unfold as predicted. Early bloomage and cooperating weather have given way to ample fruit formation in the early regions. As a New Year begins and the 2017 Crespo Organic Mexican Mango season revs up, Crespo Organic predicts and expects good results for Mexico’s southern regions of Oaxaca and Chiapas. Some possible market pressures can be foreseen on the organic side in late February and early March, due to Peru’s (predicted) early as well as light, season ending. Crespo Organic fruit volumes should build fast, supporting customer pipelines through the Peruvian transition period and priming markets for larger volumes of promotable fruit come April and May.
The Crespo Organic southern program consists of approximately 200 hectares of certified organic fruit from grower partners in the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Chiapas. 60% of those are Tommy Atkins and the other 40% are Ataulfos. Another record-breaking year of sales is expected on Crespo Organic Ataulfos with ample promotable supplies anticipated for the majority of our 2017 season as Ataulfos continue as the fastest growing mango varietal among consumers in the US.
The southern pack house is slated to open in early February. Organic Ataulfos will begin shipping in mid-February, with lighter initial volumes which will level out by mid-March. Organic Tommy Atkins will follow in mid-March. We expect volumes to build fast with April and May promotions looking rather sweet.
Contact:
Nissa Pierson
Crespo Organic
Tel: (347) 306-3286