The Peruvian mango harvest started in mid-December and will continue through mid-March. The overall season so far has been good, though the Peruvian mangoes have been experiencing some pressure on the prices for the smaller sizes in the American and European markets this season. Camposol grows their mangoes in Peru, in the Tambogrande Valley in Piura, which is located in the northern area of Peru.
Camposol focuses on growing the Kent mango variety. José Antonio Gómez, Managing Director of Camposol Internacional, says: “We only grow the Kent variety, but we’ve seen that this is also the most popular variety; it is the main variety worldwide. In the United States you also see some demand for the Ataulfo mangoes but this is a very delicate variety which is better to transport by air than by sea freight.”
Cooler weather brings good quality
Camposol exports their mangoes all over the world to Europe, U.S., China, New Zealand, and Chile. Gómez says: “Our season starts in week 50 every year, though this year the season had a one-week delay from the initial projection. That hasn’t done any harm to the harvest volumes and quality, though.”
He adds: “In comparison with our 2018-19 season, this season the volumes have increase by 30%. This year’s harvest has had, as reported so far, very good quality fields and export-import volumes. Our fruit has also a really good blush due to good weather conditions which this season. We had lower temperatures than usual, almost 2 to 3 degrees Celsius less compared to previous season, which is really good for the fruit.”
Expansion planned for the future
So far this season, the company has been seeing good demand for the mangoes. Gómez says: “We have established programs with supermarkets worldwide. We do this with plenty of time in advance so that we can ensure that we will have the full pictures of what the demand will be like.”
Camposol works with conventional mangoes, and is working on expanding their volumes. “We continue to add productive areas in Piura for the Kent mango variety. This will support the development of other programs and supply of current demand, especially for the later part of the season. We currently plan to expand another 100 hectares for 2019-20 season and an additional 120 hectares for 2010-21 season,” Gómez concludes.
For more information: 
Francesca Carnesella
Camposol Peru
Email: fcarnesella@camposol.com.pe
www.camposol.com.pe
Beate Löwe-Navarro
Tel: +49 421 591435
Email: bln@bln-communications.com
www.camposol.com.pe