Mexico: Sinaloa expects 15% increase on mango produce

Despite the hailstorms in recent months, packers expect the mango production volume will increase by…

Despite the hailstorms in recent months, packers expect the mango production volume will increase by 15 percent.

"The harvest is coming with a lot of production, so producers are going to have a large volume for sale," said Rafael Antonio Villegas, director of purchasing at Cultivares.

He also stated that it was important for the industry to have raw material and to have a fair price for producers.

Additionally, he said that, according to the State Committee on Plant Health, last year the southern area had produced 150,000 tons of mango.

He recognized that this phenomenon could decrease the fruit's price, but said that the volume could be beneficial for the whole chain that depended on this production.

So far, he added, the fruit has had good quality and complied with export standards.
"It seems like this season's fruit has good quality in general, in all varieties. The fruit is clean and has good sizes," he said.

Antonio Villegas also stated that, even though they had started activities with the product from the south last month, the mango harvest of the early Ataulfo mango variety had already started in Escuinapa