Plenty of good volume is expected with Mexican mangoes this spring and summer, with shipments already well ahead of last year.
Importers received 31.7 million 8.8-pound boxes of mangoes from January 20 to March 20 this year, an increase from the 28 million boxes shipped at the same time a year ago, according to USDA.
During 2021, the U.S. received the equivalent of about 138.3 million 8.8-pound boxes of mangoes, up from approximately 132.1 million boxes in 2020.
Mexican mangoes start arriving in the U.S. in February and should continue into September.
Circuli Bros. LLC of Rio Rico, AZ reports growing regions experienced unusually dry weather this season, helping produce some exceptional mangoes.
Sweet Seasons of Pharr, TX has a wide selection of mangoes from February to August.
Varieties include criollo, ataulfo, keitt, Manilla rosa/carabao, yellow criollo, tommy atkins, irwin, kent and others. Baby green mango, ataulfo and tommy atkins are the most popular. A variety called mango criollo verde could be on the horizon from Sweet Seasons.
Quality is good this season, and volume should be up. April to May is Sweet Seasons’ peak shipping period for mangoes.
Amazon Produce Network of Vineland, N.J., offers mangoes year-round, and is the companies’ biggest volume commodity.
The operation sources mangoes from all the major growing areas, including Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Guatemala.
During April, the company imports mangoes from Guatemala, primarily for the East Coast, and from Mexico mostly for the West Coast.