Bad News is “Good News”

By Nissa | April 16, 2026

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…

Mango Tiramisu

By Nissa | April 16, 2026

  If you follow any of my mango recipe work, you know I am obsessed with the natural caramel qualities of mangoes when combined with warm spices. It was only a matter of time before this recipe, that lived in my head for many years, made its way to all our real lives. As Mary…

No Foolin’ Crop Report

By Nissa | April 1, 2026

Let’s get right to it. There is only marginally better news than what I reported previously on the outlook for Mexican mango volume out of Nayarit and Sinaloa. The flowering rumors I reported on in the last crop report are true. The delays are real. And from everything I can gather — conversations with people…