Peru
"The north of Peru (Tambogrande, Piura) has had a lot of rain in recent days, and the weather forecast predicts more rainfall for the next five days. As a result, no shipments can be made from the north, while in normal conditions they would continue at least until mid- or late February," explains André. "Moreover, the mango shipments from the north during the past two weeks have been considerably smaller compared to last year."
"After mid to late February, the harvest normally kicks off in Casma, which is Peru's latest production area. Because of the persistent drought and high temperatures, Casma's production is arriving much earlier than in other years. In fact, the harvest is already starting this weekend. Casma will export about 450/500 containers to Europe. Normally, this volume stands at around 600-700 containers, but due to the drought, the fruit sizes are much smaller, with a lot of size 12 and size 14 mangoes, which are not as demanded in Europe," continues the importer. "Casma is expected to be able to ship good mangoes up to the end of February. The last somewhat reasonable volumes will arrive between 20 and 25 March," predicts the importer.
Africa
"As things stand now, the Kent mangoes from Ivory Coast and Mali won't be shipped until 10-12 April. The first arrivals are expected in Europe around 25-30 April. Burkina Faso could perhaps start 10-14 days earlier with the Amélie variety. The Amélie is a green mango which turns yellow after ripening, but has a great taste. The downside of the Amélie is that it tends to be very small," continues André
Brazil
Last but not least, Brazil's shipments in the near future will be very limited, according to the importer. "These batches will mainly consist of Tommy Atkins mangoes, and a few fibreless mangoes, like Palmer."
For more information:
André Boon
Scherpenhuizen B.V.
T: +31 402584669
M: +31 6 547 288 50
A.Boon@scherpenhuizen.nl
www.scherpenhuizen.nl