Following a strong flowering pre-season, mango season is officially underway and Australians can expect to taste the sunshine with fruit now hitting supermarket shelves across the country.
National distribution levels are due to reach 230,000 trays in late September - with Aussies expected to indulge in close to 180 million mangoes over the coming months.
“After a year of dreary weather and negative news, Australians can look forward to tasting the sunshine with the sweet tropical flavour of Australian Mangoes,” said Brett Kelly, CEO of Australian Mangoes.
“The excellent growing conditions over the recent months has meant we are harvesting an abundance of fruit in prime condition. We can’t wait to share these with Aussies to slice, dice and devour all the delicious, juicy goodness of our Australian Mangoes.”
The season officially launched at the annual Brisbane Produce Market Mango Auction, raising money for children’s cancer charity Redkite and The Lady Musgrave Trust for homeless women.
The winning tray of Mangoes went for $20k, contributing to over $1 million the auction has raised for Queensland charities since 2002, and heralding a great start to the season.
Bec and Luke McMullin, first-generation mango farmers from Riverfarm Mangoes in the Ord Valley are very excited for Aussies to embrace their perfect summer fruit.
“This season, we’re encouraging Australians to try hedgehogging a mango - an easy way to prepare a mango by slicing the mango into 2 cheeks beside the seed, dicing the flesh into a crisscross pattern and then turning outward to devour the delicious and juicy taste of Australian mangoes.”
High in nutritional value, easy to prepare and so juicy and delicious, mangoes are a refreshing snack, perfect for desserts and a unique addition to savory dishes.
Australian Mangoes will be available from mid-September at most major grocery, independent and local food markets. For more information and access to tasty and easy Mango recipes, please visit https://mangoes.net.au/
For more information:
https://mangoes.net.au/
