Australian mango production increases and abundant volumes are expected in the coming weeks

Despite some issues with rain and heat in some of Australia's mango growing regions in the last week, the industry has managed to ship half a million trays to market as volumes continue to rise. There were 508,000 trays produced, the highest figure this season, up from 420,000 trays the previous week, according to weekly data from the Australian Mango Industry Association (AMIA) collected in the My Mango Crop Forecast report. Volume is expected to continue to increase, peaking at 812,000 trays in the first week of December. From a regional point of view, Darwin reached the peak of this season last week with 373,000 trays dispatched, before they fell to 206,000 this week. "The drier weather has given producers a break from the rain and the opportunity to harvest again," they say from the sectoral association. "However, a lot of the fruit has been downgraded due to the amount of rain in the region a couple of weeks ago. The bulk of the crop is falling off the trees now, after the ...