High demand for containers for other products leaves frozen mango in an unfavorable position

The Peru mango campaign is facing challenges due to intense drought, leading to smaller fruits and accelerated ripening. High demand for containers for export, caused by other crops and meat products, has resulted in lower priority for mango and reduced capacity to process it. This, coupled with large production of blueberries and strawberries, has decreased demand for frozen mango. However, there is demand for ripe fruit, and quality can help Piura producers achieve good prices. These conditions are expected to persist until mid-December.

(Agraria.pe) The current mango campaign in Peru faces important challenges that require strategic planning and rapid adaptation to market conditions. “The intense drought has generated smaller-sized fruits and accelerated ripening, concentrating and advancing production, which poses significant challenges for the sector,” warns Jorge Luis Céspedes Amanzo, general manager of Socagro. The specialist points out that the situation is complicated by the high demand for containers for export, driven by the production of other crops such as grapes, strawberries and blueberries, as well as meat products. “As the supply of containers remains constant, priority is given to more profitable products, leaving frozen mango in an unfavorable position. In addition, the large production of blueberries and strawberries has saturated the freezing plants, limiting the capacity to process mango,” he comments. He adds that this context becomes even more complex because several maquila companies have ...