"Peruvian mango needs to diversify its offer"

By Ernesto Gallo Olmos, professor at the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences of the University of Piura (Agraria.pe) The export of mangoes in Peru faces recurring crises due to seasonal oversupply and difficulties related to climate and water. Unlike other crops, mango involves thousands of "small" farmers who absorb the impact of falling international prices, while logistics and operational costs remain fixed. Soon, production will increase from both the new high-density, tech-driven plantations and the expansion of irrigation. Therefore, it will be necessary to diversify the offer. Peru concentrates its production mainly of Kent mango during the northern hemisphere winter, because this fruit withstands the hydrothermal treatment and is appreciated by distributors, but does not obtain a differential price. This is partly because it is too exotic for when cities are frozen by the winter cold. A statistical test at UDEP shows the "dummy" variable, which indicates a seasonal ...