Mango sales in European market stagnate

Mango seasons in the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico are drawing to a close. “The fruit is of good quality, but market sales are stagnating and prices are freezing,” says Marcel van Royen from the Trofi importer in the Netherlands. According to the importer, Freshplaza reports, in the past three weeks, supplies of low quality mangoes to the EU have been carried out from Senegal as well. “This has led to numerous quality problems. As a result, there is practically no demand on the market today. The last deliveries of mangoes will be made this week, ”notes Marcel. For the Brazilian mango, the market is also not doing well. “Spain has imported a lot of Palmers mangoes,” says Marcel. “Thus, sales in Northern Europe have stopped. Conversely, traditional sales of Tommy Atkins in Eastern Europe are stagnating, ”says the importer. However, the market ...