Mission Produce enters second mango season with additional varieties

Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce is gearing up for its second season of Mexican mangos.

“We’re currently preparing for the start of our Mexico mango program. Our team is analyzing the fields, specifically looking at this season’s quality, yields and sizing,” Patrick Dueire, director of mangos at Mission Produce said.

The upcoming season will see more varieties and pack styles than the company's first season.

“Heading into our mango program’s second year, we look forward to offering additional varieties and pack styles.” Dueire said. “During the Mexico season, we will add our Mission label and, now, offer boxes of various sizes, including display-ready, 10-kg boxes, club boxes and the standard 4-kg box.”

Mission's Mexican mango program hasn’t started yet, because the mangos are shipped from other countries.

“The industry currently has tommy and honey mangos from Mexico on the market. However, Mission still has plenty of supply and good, quality mangos coming from our own farms in Peru. So, we plan to begin sourcing mangos from Mexico once they reach peak quality," Dueire said.

Consumers tend to buy more mangos when they are closer to being ripe and ready to eat.

“We encourage retailers to display mangos with a little give. We offer daily deliveries throughout North America, so our retailers can leave the ripening to us,” Dueire said.

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