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Crespo Organic Mango Crop Report
Disclaimer: This CROP REPORT is specific to Crespo Organic and is produced as part of my work supporting the Crespo Organic program and educating its customers. CROP REPORT Cliff Notes: Increased Organic Ataulfo volumes are coming soon and Tommy Atkins starting up! The majority of packhouses in the south have still not opened, so the…
Continue ReadingCrespo Organic In-Store Conditions Report
Disclaimer: This post is a promotional news & marketing post created as part of my work with Crespo Organic Mangoes. Crespo Organic Mangoes Weekly In-Store Conditions Report On March 1, Crespo Organic will launch a new weekly in-store conditions report, available exclusively to Crespo Organic mango customers through the exclusive weekly distribution list or directly…
Continue ReadingThe Peruvian Underbelly
I’ve been getting a lot of questions about Peru lately, even though I’m not currently involved in selling Peruvian fruit. Beneath those questions pulses a collective urgency to “move on” to Mexico — which is unusual, considering the Mexican season has barely begun. Most Mexican packhouses won’t open for a few more weeks, and once…
Continue ReadingMaxxing Crespo Organic Mangoes
Disclaimer: This post is a promotional marketing post created as part of my work with Crespo Organic Mangoes. Maxxing Mangoes = don’t just have the program — work the program In the context of mangoes—and more specifically Crespo Organic Mangoes—“maxxing” means making the most of your mangoes by being purposeful about the direct-trade relationship from…
Continue Reading2026 Mexican Crop Talk
Timing is becoming clearer, and the general start dates for hot water bath packhouses in Oaxaca have shifted slightly. The majority of packhouses are now slated to open in the last week of January, with a few—typically two that historically start early—opening the week prior. I will offer more detail toward the end of this…
Continue ReadingSweeten Top Trends with Mangoes
The trend days are here, and I’ll be honest—I really enjoy this end-of-year moment of predictions. Preparing for a new year, and in my case a new mango season, means trying to understand what’s coming, not as certainty but as direction. Trends help anticipate change and identify opportunity. They inspire and offer strategic guidance based…
Continue ReadingSLOP & The Return to Authenticity
A year ago, most of us were pointing to global flavor trends, pricing pressure, or convenience as the forces shaping what came next. As people now reflect on 2025, many are understandably highlighting what moved, what sold, and what “worked” based on the realities as opposed to predictions. I can generally get behind the positive…
Continue ReadingPeru Briefing
The U.S. market is extremely short right now across both conventional and organic. Brix levels remain well below target, with lack of maturity throughout all producers. There is widespread picking and packing delays. Weather has been unfavorable, with persistent cloud cover, cold fronts, and limited sunshine slowing maturity development. As fruit begins to final reach…
Continue Reading“Thripy” Mexican Mango Update
As we inch closer to the 2026 Mexican mango season, exporters tentatively aiming for a mid-January Ataulfo start, the orchards in Oaxaca and Chiapas have already begun telling their seasonal story. It’s a similar story about climate change and the unpredictability and complexity that comes with the shifting weather patterns . Orchard behavior continues to…
Continue ReadingThe “Birds & The Bees” of Mangoes
My annual holiday mango teaser is here, and as Mexican mango start dates draw nearer, I begin to crawl out of my mango hibernation — just as most of you are settling into yours — to bring weekly reports back into focus as we inch toward the season’s opening. Before I share any current CROP…
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