The Peruvian mango season has not yielded the results that European importers had hoped for. “In general terms, it has actually been bad. At specific times, the price of a mango box delivered in Spain by truck has reached 5 euros, but throughout the season, prices have tended to stay below 4 euros,” says Antonio Méndez, from Alborán.

“In addition to low demand, although we haven’t seen great volumes arriving in Europe either, there have been plenty of quality issues, with a notable share of the mangoes affected by internal problems. We don’t know exactly what has caused this, but it could be because growers already knew that this year’s mango prices would be low due to the high production in Peru, so they’ve cut back on pre-harvest treatments and some of the fruit that has not met the right export standards or hasn’t been able to withstand a prolonged period in storage,” says Antonio.

“At the moment, the harvest is shifting to the Casma area and, since the available supply has decreased, the price of Peruvian mango has risen to 6 euros per box,” he says. “Casma, like other growing regions in the country, is going to see an interesting increase in the production volume, and both quality and anthracnose affectation will determine how much will be exported; however, after a difficult season, we all hope that in March, with the start of spring and the arrival of warm weather, the demand will rise again.”

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