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Challenging Transition on the Foreground
Mature southern fruit + late Nayarit entrance = complex changeover By definition the word foreground insinuates a seemingly larger position of prominence. I choose to use that word here as it’s important that we all understand the complexities that are looming in the mango world, as Mexico prepares to transition from the southern producing regions…
Continue ReadingWinter Off-Shore Crop Update
As we near our Mexican season, what’s happening south matters I don’t think there could be a more unusual offshore mango season than the one that is currently happening. Perhaps it’s not unusual in the grand {supply chain} scheme of things considering ports and vessel issues are one of the main problems. Currently Ecuadorian fruit,…
Continue ReadingBig & Juicy Predictions for the New Year
2022 Mexican mango crop forecast seems to looking sweet (Click here to read my offshore crop update) Predictions for the new year rain down hard during this time of year. Experts and non-experts alike – not to mention annoying influencers – are all giving us their hot takes on the year ahead. Like clockwork, each…
Continue ReadingBlooming In the Southern Mango Orchards
Ataulfo orchards bloom and we untwist season start intel This week I have been fielding a lot of questions about when the Mexican mangoes will start up again. It’s common for me to get these emails and calls this time of year. People get confused and excited. I think as it gets colder everywhere we…
Continue ReadingLate Season Brooks Mangoes!
Empaque Don Jorge expands the season with late varietal trials There are always “good” and “bad” parts to any growing season. If you ask most growers (including the Crespo’s) “was this a good season or a bad one?”, most will say that it was not a great one. The entire season was ripe with problems,…
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The yin and yang of seasonal rains, an abundance of complexities Someone asked me recently why I haven’t posted anything under my Secrets & Lies category for a while. Most of the truth of my answer was I forgot about it. But buried in that answer is also, I (like everyone) sometimes don’t like…
Continue ReadingCrespo Organic Mallika Mangoes
Indian mangoes, grown in Mexico & where Jorge the Mango Man has been…. It’s been a while since we have had fun with the Where is Jorge the Mango Man videos. Part of that is because the small team of us on the marketing side, the ones that make the videos, have been bogged down…
Continue ReadingBoots On The Ground (Flipflops Technically)
Under the Crespo mango trees, I find efficiency, ingenuity, mango joy and #muchosmangoes The “Propaganda Lady” is what they called me last week at Empaque Don Jorge, as I walked around with my mask and hairnet snapping photos and filming staged and impromptu videos. I’ve learned to see the big smiles in the eyes of…
Continue ReadingThe Little Fruit Season
A real time peak into the Mexican mango orchards Back in April, right before the transition from the southern regions to the northern regions, we reported about the little Ataulfo mangoes and the drought that was causing them. We further reported that the transition north would result in similar sizing on not just Ataulfos but…
Continue ReadingSmooth Transition North
Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Nayarit line up for consistency in supply By nature, transitions can be tricky. Shifting from the southern regions to the northern regions is typically unpredictable and complex. This year, it is proving to be exactly that. The southern regions have produced a good amount of fruit, mostly on the smaller side and…
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