The mango season in Málaga is practically over. Prices were generally below last year's average, due to the concentration of small sizes in the peak period. "It's been a complicated season," said Domingo Medina, president of the Spanish Tropical Fruit Association. "The harvest started earlier than usual, because the fruit ripened earlier due to the heat waves.
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In the first weeks of September, a lot of small caliber Osteen mangoes hit the market. The small size is all due to the lack of rain and irrigation possibilities Many supermarket chains did not pay attention to these sizes and that pushed prices down." "At the end of September, the major retailers realized that consumers liked these sizes, because after all, the quality was excellent this year. In mid-October, there was a lack of product and demand increased. As a result, prices rose, but still not enough to be above last year's average, at least not for the small and medium sizes.For the larger size range, prices were similar to last year," says Domingo Medina. This year, the Spanish Tropical Fruit Association launched the Mango de Málaga label, which has managed to unite the main producers and trading companies to highlight the quality of Spanish mangoes on the international market. "This is our first season with the label and we haven't yet been able to take stock of what the ...
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