“The first part of the Peruvian mango campaign has been a nightmare and there is uncertainty for the second part”

Peru’s mango season is now reaching its halfway point. So far, it has been a difficult campaign due to the impact of drought, the increase in competition from other origins, the lack of logistical resources and cardboard for packaging, and the lower prices. Production is now moving to the Casma area and there is uncertainty as to how the second part of the season will start given the high price speculation at the source.

“Although the 2024-2025 Peruvian mango season was initially expected to be one of recovery for the sector after the previous campaign – in which production fell by around 80% – the truth is that it has been a nightmare,” says the importer and exporter Taoufik Azemmat, or Tao, as everyone in the sector calls him, manager of the Malaga-based company Mosaic Fruits.

“Drought has had a considerable impact on the production, and the fact that harvests started earlier already posed a challenge, as due to the lack of fruit last year, Peruvian mangoes lost market share to Brazil, which has been a much tougher competitor,” says the importer.

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