Posts Tagged “Mexican mango shipments”
The Mexican mango season got going in early January with Ataulfo mangos from the southern areas of Mexico.
GM Produce Sales LLC of Hidalgo, TX. has been importing Mexican mangoes since 1984 and report ideal weather is resulting in heavy volume of yellow mangos from southern Mexico.
However, heaviest volume is seen for March and April which includes St Patrick’s Day (March 17) and Easter (April 17).
While yellow mangos will be in good supply soon, red mango shipments are expected to be delayed.
A late start for Mexican red mangos from some southern areas of Mexico had had bad weather. While light loadings are expected in March, as in recent years, late April, May and June should have much heavier volume leading up to Cinco de Mayo (May 5) and Memorial Day (May 30).
Shipments of both avocado and mangoes are on the rise and will continue to increase as we get further into the year.
California avocado shipments are now providing steady loadings for produce truckers from both southern California and the San Joaquin Valley. The California harvest is now exceeding 10 million pounds per week and will continue to increase through the spring. Shipments are expected to peak in late June, and remain strong throughout 2016. A significant dip in avocado shipments is not expected until after the Super Bowl, Feb. 5, 2017, in Houston.
While California avocado shipments tend to be hauled to markets in the western half of the U.S., much of the avocado supply for U.S. markets is coming from Mexico, which tends to serve destinations in the eastern half of the U.S. Mexican avocado shipments also are heavy this year, with the majority of imports crossing the border at McAllen, Tx.
Huron head lettuce and San Joaquin Valley citrus – grossing about $5600 to New York City.
Mango Imports
Mexican mango shipments imported to the USA were unseasonably low during March. For the week ending on March 19, 1.2 million boxes arrived from Mexico, making it 4.8 million boxes for the season. That is down from the same week in 2015, when 1.5 million boxes arrived and 5.9 million boxes had come in for the season. However, mango imports are now on the rise and big volume supplies are crossing the border from Mexico, as well as arriving at US ports by boat from Guatemala.
Lower Rio Grande Valley citrus, Mexican mangos, tomatoes, vegetables – grossing about $2600 to Chicago.