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Increase in exports in Mango

4 min.
01 May 2024

The mango industry wants to put cold cloths in the face of the sharp rise in exports of the fresh fruit. Right at the midpoint of the campaign that began in October 2022, Juan Carlos Rivera, managing director of the Peruvian Association of Mango Producers and Exporters (APEM), points out that he expects single-digit or zero growth for the 2022 campaign. /2023, compared to the 235,000 tons of the previous one.

 

His vision contrasts with others that point to a 20-25% increase in the volumes of this fruit, the fourth largest export of fresh fruit in the country after grapes, blueberries and avocados. In fact, the US Mango Boards association forecasts an 18% increase for Peruvian exports.

 

It should be noted that according to the FreshFruit consultancy in the last week of last year, mango shipments reached 14,899 tons, which was 54% higher than what was shipped during the same week of 2021. In the accumulated campaign, there were 81,071 tons. , which means a growth of 25% compared to the previous period.

 

But Rivera points out that this strong preliminary figure has been well ahead of the harvest, so that the peak of the campaign that should occur in weeks 2, 3 and 4 (January 2023) will not be so high, but that at end of the campaign, a figure similar to the previous one or slightly higher is expected. And he points out that the commercial aspect and the maturity of the fruit had an impact on the advance of the harvest, since there is no rain, the fruit tends to ripen quickly. “The little possibility of irrigation makes the fruit ripen and you have to try to export it that way,” he asserts.

 

Along these lines, he expects to reach 11,500 containers by the end of the campaign, “which is quite an important figure compared to the 10,600 reached in the previous campaign.” This increase is equivalent to 8.5%.

 

Destination markets overview

Of the list of destinations for the current campaign, the main ones have been the United States (41% participation) and the Netherlands (34%). Although they are the usual places, this season stands out because Malaysia and South Africa have joined the list, as a result of the sanitary and phytosanitary measures that the National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa) has managed to implement in the export processes.

 

“Europe concentrates 48%, the United States 44% and 8% are other destinations such as Korea, Canada, New Zealand,” Rivera points out, pointing out that they are making attempts to open up new markets, such as Singapore, which already It has phytosanitary access, but the commercial issue remains to be specified. “There are also other interesting markets, such as Thailand, Vietnam or Malaysia, even though they are mango consumers, we are in counter-season, that is, there could be a chance to start exporting there,” he adds.

 

He also recalls that they continue to work with Senasa to ensure that mango irradiation is accepted in the United States. As is known in this important market, mangoes undergo a hydrothermal treatment to guarantee that they are free of fruit fly larvae, a pest considered a quarantine by the Sanitary Surveillance Service (APHIS).

 

“So, if we manage to get the United States to accept irradiation at the destination, it is certain that the Peruvian mango will arrive in a better quality,” Rivera points out, making it clear that USDA APHIS has been consulting Senasa, so that it can be achieved. who accept this treatment in the short term.

 

Source: Redagrícola

 

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