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A “Big” Crop Report
The lack of small fruit is real and size Up-ortunities are too! There is a significant and serious lack of small fruit coming out of mango orchards in the south (Chiapas & Oaxaca) right now. As a result, there is a lot of confusion and panic in the market. This is mostly because pricing remains…
Continue ReadingWhere Is the Spine in International Women’s “Day”?
Building bridges: diversity & inclusion It’s a weird day, this International Woman’s Day thing. It feels important but like we’ve made a very serious topic frivolous by placing it in a “day category”, next to International Ice Cream Day and International Siblings Day. My gut feeling is that this rather uncomfortable topic is placed here…
Continue ReadingUnstained Facts on Southern Ataulfos
Uncovering the facts about Ataulfo mango Latex staining & sap injury This article was originally posted on Under the Mango Tree in February of 2017 and has been updated here. Over the years, I really thought I understood the major problems affecting the “king of fruits,” specifically the varietals and those from the countries I…
Continue ReadingIt Takes a Village
Proper Ataulfo handling practices increase sales and consumer satisfaction El Grupo Crespo grows exceptional Ataulfo mangoes. They grow the Ataulfos in ideal microclimates that yield their signature flavor – sweet, sugar-caramel with a tinge of spice. If you ask me, it can only be created in Mexico. The Ataulfo mango, a Mexican cultivar, is puro…
Continue ReadingEmpaque Don Jorge II Open for the Season in Chiapas
Plus, an additional NEW packhouse, Bola de Oro opens in Oaxaca Back in 2019, just prior to the mango season, El Grupo Crespo opened Empaque Don Jorge II (EDJII) in Ocozocoautla de Espinosa, Chiapas, or – as the locals call it – Coita. It was the Crespo family’s second proprietary mango packhouse, plus several hundred supporting…
Continue ReadingEarly Rain Damage & Lots of Optimism
It’s beginning to look at lot like a prosperous Mexican Mango Season It’s that time of the year again when you all forget about fruits and vegetables amidst all the holiday hubbub, and also the time of the year when I begin thinking excessively about mangoes as we begin to prepare for the upcoming Mexican…
Continue ReadingCrespo Organic Dried Mangoes Have Arrived!
Tropical, chewy mango snacks are rolling out in produce, grocery & beyond I’m not someone who enjoys delays of any kind. The aggressive workhorse, mover, pusher and shaker in me works hard to vanquish them. But, like so many, I was taught a good lesson during the first few years of COVID–delays are here to…
Continue ReadingMango Mania Begins- Despite Mango Chaos
Climate-induced unpredictability & heightened demand creates chaos in mangoland The show must go on. Our annual summer promotion, Crespo Organic Summer Mango Mania #MuchosMangoes starts today despite ultra-chaotic, confused markets particularly on the conventional side, which creates significate pressures on the organic side of things. Despite considerably delays with the Nayarit fruit starting, our show…
Continue ReadingWhat the heck is Crespo Organic Summer Mango Mania?
Quick answer: #MangoJoy by way of #MuchosMangoes PRICED RIGHT Summer: the warmest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere from June to August Mango: a tropical oval or oblong fruit with succulent and juicy aromatic pulp and firm varying color blush toned skin and a hard central pit Mania: an excessive enthusiasm or desire;…
Continue ReadingEmpaque don Jorge (El Original)
Boasting the most efficient and modern mango pack house around Disclaimer: This is a boastful and prideful post about a packing house that I truly believe in. I’m one of a few globally well-traveled industry folks with an extremely diverse make up of commodities, markets, cultures and systems. I have seen a lot of packing…
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