Cooler temperatures tightened Mexican mango supplies
Supplies of mangoes have been tight over the past month.
“The smaller sizes have been a bit more available and larger sizes have been tight just due to sizing issues in Mexico,” says Gary Clevenger of Freska Produce in Oxnard, CA, noting the growing regions had seen some cooler temperatures. Currently, most mango supplies are coming from Southern Mexico, Oaxaca Guerrero Michoacán and Nayarit. Competing supplies are also coming from Guatemala and some from Nicaragua.
He does add that so far though, production is ahead of where it was last year at this time and quality on mangoes has been strong. “We have been moving Tommy Atkins and Ataulfo and later in May we will ship Kents and in August, Keitts,” says Clevenger. Meanwhile Ataulfo (Honey mango) will wind down in July.