Mango Board hosts Web seminar

All News
Most Popular
Most Comments

Today's Pricing

WATERMELON — F.O.B.S AS OF MAY 13

MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZ. — Crossings (705-766-766, seedless 683-751-759, seeded 22-15-7) — Movement expected about the same. Trading seeded slow, others moderate. Prices seedless 35-60 counts lower, others generally unchanged. Red-flesh seedless-type per pound 24-inch bins approximately 35-60 counts mostly 20 cents, 75-80s 14-16 cents; red-flesh seeded-type approximately 35-55 counts 12-14 cents. Flat cartons red-flesh seedless miniature 6-9s $7-9. Quality variable. Many present shipments from prior bookings and/or previous commitments.

LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS — Shipments (29-96-255, seedless 26-83-223, seeded 3-13-32) — Movement expected to decrease slightly. Trading very active at slightly lower prices. Prices 24-inch bins per-pound red-flesh seedless-type approximately 35-60 counts 28 cents, seeded-type approximately 28-35 counts mostly 21-22 cents. Quality generally good. Most present shipments from prior bookings and/or previous commitments at lower prices.

FLORIDA — Shipments (124-159-233, red-flesh seeded 16-29-53, red-flesh seedless 51-130-180) — Movement expected to increase as more growers start the season in central Florida. Harvesting slowed. Trading very active. Prices generally unchanged. 24-inch bins per-pound red-flesh seeded-type 35s 24-25 cents; red-flesh seedless-type 45 count 29-30 cents, 60 count 29-30 cents. Quality generally good.

IMPERIAL AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIF., AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA — Shipments (AZ seedless 0-23-16, CA 0-26-78, seedless 0-24-73, seeded 0-2-5) — Movement from western Arizona, Imperial and Coachella valleys expected to increase seasonally. Trading fairly active at slightly lower prices. Prices slightly lower. Red-flesh seedless-type per pound 24-inch bins approximately 35 and 45 counts mostly 22 cents. Organic red-flesh seedless 24-inch bins per pound approximately 35 and 45 counts 35 cents; miniature carton 6s and 8s $20.50. Quality generally good. Harvest central Arizona expected to begin the week of May 27.

Industry Alerts: USDA proceedings,
Bankruptcy petitions — Learn more...
New Companies: PACA new
licensees — Learn more...
Bankruptcy petitions have been filed by these companies — Learn more...
Company Listing changes: Address, personnel,
contact information — Learn more...

Home > Newsletters > Mango Board hosts Web seminar

Packer Daily

Mango Board hosts Web seminar

03/21/2013 1:26:53 PM
Mary Kastor

resize text

Mango File photo The National Mango Board is sponsoring a free Web seminar for retailers and importers on hot-water treatment programs.

The seminar is 4 p.m. Eastern on April 4. The board is working with the University of California-Davis Department of Plant Science, and the Center for Food Distribution and Retailing at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

“Appropriate temperature management is an important component to improve consumers’ mango eating experience and knowing the opportunities of improvement is beneficial to the industry,” board executive director William Watson said in a release. “Consumers continue to tell us they do not know when a mango is ripe.

“Our mango ripening pilot program is designed to provide tools for the industry to consider if they want to develop their own ripening system,” Watson said in the release. “We have seen considerable growth of many other commodities that have been packed and shipped through a ripening program. There is still much more research to do but feel we are on the right path.”

To register for the Web Seminar, click here.