FreshPlaza, 11/27/2008
Peruvian mango exports rose by 71.6 per cent in value during the first seven months of this year to US$154m, according to figures from the national exporters association (Adex), with the bulk of the crop headed to the Northern Hemisphere.
The US and the Netherlands received a massive 74 per cent of volumes during the January to July period, Adex said, with shipments to the US worth some US$33.19m in value, and sales to the Netherlands not far behind at US$25.18m.
Other export markets included the UK (which received 7 per cent of the total crop), Canada (with 4 per cent), Spain, Japan and Belgium (which each received 3 per cent of volumes), France (2 per cent), Chile, Germany, New Zealand, Mexico and Sweden (which each received 1 per cent), among others.
According to Adex, Peru is on course to increase export volumes during the 2008/09 marketing season, which gets underway in December through March.
Peru mainly exports Kent mangoes to international markets, as well as Tommy Atkins and Haden albeit in smaller volumes.
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The first Peruvian mango volumes are expected to arrive in the US during the second week of December, according to a news release from the National Mango Board (NMB).
Volumes are estimated to reach approximately 6.3m cartons, the NMB said, with adjustments to be made throughout the season.
Supplies from Peru will peak during the month of January before tailing off in the run up to the season end in late March.
The NMB added that Ecuadorean mango imports are currently in full flow in the US, with volumes projected to have reached around 5m cartons by the season in January.
The figure is down from the pre-season estimate of 6.8m cartons, according to figures from the Ecuadorean Mango Foundation (FMDE).
Meanwhile, final mango shipments from Brazil docked in the US last week, the NMB said, rounding off a solid season during which the US has received some 6.2m cartons of the fruit.
www.fruitnet.com | 27 November 2008
