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As the 2025 mango season unfolds, harvesting and packaging are actively taking place in Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. The current data illustrates a robust mango shipping season, with significant volumes being transported from these countries.
In total, the volume of mango boxes shipped for the week of March 22nd amounted to approximately 3,148,076, bringing the season’s cumulative total to 40,304,935 boxes.
The ongoing mango harvest showed moderate growth, with many regions surpassing their previous year’s performance. These insights suggest a robust market presence for mangoes from these key Central and South American countries.
Peru
During the week ending March 22, 2025, Peru contributed around 108,080 boxes to the overall shipment volume. This brings Peru’s total for the season to approximately 29,244,849 boxes.
Notably, there were no shipments from Peru during the same week in 2024, highlighting a significant upward trend in production and export capabilities for the current season.
Mexico
Mexico’s shipping data for the week reflects a substantial volume, with approximately 2,800,453 boxes shipped. This totals to about 10,625,056 boxes for the season.
This represents a 31% increase over last year’s 2,129,858 boxes shipped during the same week. However, 2024’s season total was 11,093,165 boxes, which showcases a slight decline in overall season totals despite an increase in weekly shipments.
Guatemala
Guatemala also made its mark in the mango shipping sector, with approximately 198,342 boxes shipped during the week. This brings the total for the season to about 332,289 boxes.
In contrast, the previous year, Guatemala shipped 153,342 boxes during the same week, totaling 302,675 boxes for the season. This indicates a positive growth trajectory for Guatemalan mango exports.
Nicaragua
Lastly, Nicaragua reported shipping approximately 41,201 boxes in the week ending March 22, 2025, resulting in a season total of approximately 102,741 boxes.
When analyzed against the previous year’s data, Nicaraguan shipments during the same week in 2024 stood at 39,500 boxes, with a total of 137,183 boxes for the season, showcasing a moderate increase in weekly shipments but a decline in overall season totals.
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With the conclusion of the Mexican mango season, South American exports are ramping up on a weekly basis, with the U.S. being a primary destination.
Brazil started shipping in August and, as of early November, the country had moved 5.7 million boxes of a total expected volume of 7.6 million boxes for the season, according to Agraria.
Brazil is the fourth-largest supplier of mangos to the U.S., after Mexico, Peru and Ecuador. However, last season it ranked third on this list, as Ecuadorian and Peruvian production was affected by poor weather conditions.
The National Mango Board of Orlando, FL reports Brazil will be exporting more fruit to Europe, and shipments to the United States are expected to be down nearly 38 percent from a year ago.
Additionally, Ecuador’s mango exports to the U.S. started earlier and stronger this season, expecting to be over 160 percent higher than in 2023. As a result, Brazil is looking to the European market.
Ecuador is expected to play a much larger role in supplying mangos to the U.S. market compared to last year. During the 2023-2024 season, the country’s mango production was hit hard by El Niño, resulting in a significant decline in volumes.
Last year, the Ecuador exported about 5 million boxes of mangos compared to 14 million in a normal year. This year, Ecuador is expected to return to normal, with an estimated volume of 14 million boxes for the U.S. market.
Peru, the second largest supplier of mangos to the US., also expects a much better season. Last year, the country saw a 74 percent reduction in volume shipped as a result of adverse weather conditions. Instead of the 6.1 million boxes shipped last year, Peru expects to get back on track this year, with an estimated shipment of more than 23 million boxes to the U.S., from early October to early March 2025.
Peru expects to hit the milestone of shipping one million boxes per week during the holiday season.
Export volumes from Peru, Ecuador and Brazil rose 24% between the week ending Dec. 9, 2023, and the previous week, according to a report from the National Mango Board of Orlando, FL. was over 1.2 boxes.
Brazil
Brazil reached over 12 million boxes for the season, with approximately 265,798 for the week of Dec. 9.
During the same week last year, volume shipped from Brazil was 111,612 boxes for a total of nearly 9.4 boxes.
Ecuador
Ecuador is currently shipping the highest volumes out of the three countries with nearly 810,000 shipped during the week.
That week’s volume is about 45.2% higher than what was shipped the previous week.
The country has shipped over 4 million boxes for the season.
Perú
The volume shipped from Peru was approximately 91,212 boxes for a total of 419,508 boxes for the season. The week’s volume is about 42% higher than what was shipped the previous week.
During the same week last year, volume shipped from Peru was 1.1 million boxes for a total of nearly 2.5 boxes