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LATEST MANGO SEASON UPDATE,
We are thrilled to announce the 2012 Mango Season. We plan a full season with all
varieties of mangoes from India and from Pakistan. We will be conducting our Orchard survey by the end of February. We have requested
that the US inspectors be available between April 15th and July 25th in India. This
will enable us to bring in all the varieties from North and South India. We have
made many changes to the Pakistani mango supply chain to improve selection and
quality of the fruit- we are confident that this will result in a great 2012 season!!
Following is an update on the 2012 season for Mango from the Indian subcontinent.
Alphonso Mango: Consistently low temperature in
April has slowed the ripening and
maturity of the Alphonso mango in Ratnagiri and Devgad. However our current Alphonso shipments are on schedule.
The Ratnagiri Alphonso season is expected to last longer than usual and might spill over to middle of June.
Kesar Mango: Frost in March affected some of
the Kesar crop- it is expected to decrease the Kesar yield this year. The fruit seems to
be on schedule though.
Banganpalli Mango: The Andhra region of India
has been experiencing mild weather and this is good for the mango. Consequently,
the Banganpalli mango is expected to start two weeks early. It is also expected to
finish early because the flowering is in full bloom. We expect Banganpalli to be
available by middle of May instead of end of May.
Rasalu Mango: We are trying to add a shipment of
Rasalu mango to our shipments this year. We have sent a request to APEDA to confirm
whether they will allow us to send a shipment of Rasalu this season. We are currently
awaiting a response before planning. If it happens, the target is first or second week
of May.
Langra Mango:
Langra mango progress is normal so far. We will have further updates in June.
Dussehri Mango:
Dussehri mango progress is normal so far. We will have further updates in June.
Chausa Mango:
Chausa mango progress in normal so far. We will have further updates in June.
Pakistani Mango- Sindhri, Langra, Chausa Mango:
We took a few orders for Pakistani mango with our season pass- these are the best
prices that we offered. We will book further orders for the Pakistani mangoes starting
last week of June. We are waiting to hear from USDA for permissions and permits for 2012. |