Mango monthly review: May 2020

The first half of May followed on from where the second half of April had left off, with a moderate market supply, and fairly dynamic demand in spite of the lockdown measures. The rate for sea-freight mangos remained stable, strong and high. The supply was provided by the West African origins, with Côte d’Ivoire in the lead. Meanwhile, Brazil supplied considerable quantities aimed mainly at the North European markets. The Brazilian supply was very much dominated by the Palmer variety, topped up by a few batches of Tommy Atkins and Keitt. The price for Tommy Atkins was at around 7.50 euros/box on average. Palmer obtained lower prices, of around 5.00-6.00 euros/box. The final batches from Peru also enjoyed good market conditions, trading at around 7.00 euros/box for good-quality fruit. In the second half of the month, the market slowed somewhat, due in particular to the growth in the seasonal fruits supply, which captured a segment of consumers. Volumes of temperate fruits, although moderate and selling at relatively high prices, nonetheless attracted some customers in a context of lockdown easing. Sea-freight mango rates slumped slightly, but still remained high. At the very end of the month, the first batches of Dominican Keitt appeared.

The air-freight mango market was more complicated overall in May than in April. Supply difficulties limited imports from certain origins, such as Mali and Burkina Faso. The irregular shipments from these origins found it harder to get placed on the market, in the face of competition from the last Peruvian batches and large incoming Ivorian shipments. The Peruvian campaign extended until the end of May, making it a month longer than last year. In the second half of May, price ranges for Peruvian mangos widened according to the quality of fruit entering the market. Rates for Ivorian mangos also dipped in the second part of the month, due to less dynamic demand, and more haphazard quality. The stop-start Ivorian supply favoured storage of the fruit, and therefore a more advanced maturity. Demand was also curbed by sale prices, particularly high sincethe implementation of lockdown measures (consequence of price increases in the scaled-back air transport sector). In the second half of the month, after some Haden shipments, the Mexican Kent trading campaign began. This fruit obtained high sale prices for the first batches made available. They dipped slightly at the end of the period.

mango - europe - incoming shipments may 2020

mango - france - import price may 2020