I get a lot of questions about mangoes—how to choose them, store them, cut them, and use them—and ripening is one of the most common topics. But another question that often comes up, and is usually overlooked, is whether you can actually stop a mango from ripening. As we move through the later part of…
Disclaimer: This crop report, like many I write, is told through the lens of Crespo Organic Mangoes, a program I am intricately embedded with. By now it’s clear — everyone in the industry has landed in the same place. The consensus on the upcoming transition out of the southern regions and into the north is…
There is something about delivering bad news crop reports that creates anxiety in me — despite being pretty direct and comfortable as a straightforward information shooter. I think it’s another case of my values being misaligned with parts of an industry that sometimes treats the withholding of information as a competitive advantage, rather than a…