In July, the supply to the European market was based on shipments from Brazil (to North European countries), Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Senegal. The latter origin was the only one to supply Kent, with the others offering mainly Keitt, Tommy Atkins and Palmer. In the first half-month, moderate incoming shipments helped keep prices firm. They dropped in the second half-month under the effect of a considerable fall in demand and strong competition from seasonal fruits, available in quantity and at attractive prices. Moreover, the quality of fruits from Senegal and the Dominican Republic deteriorated at the end of the month, aggravating the downward trend.
The air-freight market was tighter. The large Mexican shipments, added to those from Senegal, rapidly saturated the market, characterised by waning demand. The arrival of numerous batches of advanced maturity forced operators to accelerate sales and make price concessions. Some batches sold from 2.00 euros/kg. The market conditions strengthened slightly at the end of the period, with the decrease in shipments from Mexico, while the first Israeli batches were arriving, with the campaign behind schedule compared to last year. At the same time, there was a reduction in Senegalese volumes, with several batches having been subject to interceptions because of the presence of fruit fly larvae.
August was characterised by a significant downturn in demand. The mango, like the other import fruits, suffered strong competition from seasonal produce, available in quantity and at attractive prices. You will recall in particular the melon crisis, with fruit selling at particularly low prices throughout the month. Other than Brazil, which regularly continued its shipments of Tommy Atkins, Palmer and to a lesser degree Keitt, the European market was supplied by Senegal and Israel. Senegalese produce sold within a wide price range, because of increasingly less reliable quality, and gradually disappeared at the end of the period. The Puerto Rican and Dominican campaigns also finished in the second half of the month, with produce of diverse quality, and consequently variable prices. Conversely, Israeli fruits largely contributed to the European market supply, with a wide range of air-freight and sea-freight varieties (Aya, Maya, Omer/Kasturi, Shelly, Kent). These fruits sold steadily, at prices fluctuating depending on the varieties and sizes available, often small in size. At the end of the month the first batches of Spanish Osteen, but also Tommy Atkins, went on sale. Spanish shipments progressed slowly.
The air-freight mango market was divided between Mexico and Senegal in the first half of August, gradually switching to a supply largely dominated by Israel. The Senegalese campaign finished rapidly because of the qualitative deterioration of the products (fungal and fruit fly attacks). Mexican mangoes remained available on the markets for longer, with prices varying with fruit quality. The supply was topped up by some Egyptian batches.
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