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South African mango season starts early with big volumes, lower prices The South African mango harvest is in full swing, and the increases in volumes on the market have led to pressure on prices. According to Johann du Preez, operational manager at Bavaria Fruit Estate, they started harvesting last week and that feedback from the marketplace was that the season had begun about a week earlier than last year, with bigger volumes already on the market. While the harvest this season was slightly higher than the 70,000 tons produced in the 2019/2020 season, this was still below the five-year average of 84,000 tons.
Pieter Dempsey According to Derek Donkin, CEO of the South African Subtropical Growers’ Association, the current market price for a 4kg carton of mangoes was between R38 and R40, and around R20 for a 2kg carton. Picture: iStock Johann du Preez, operational manager at Bavaria Fruit Estate, said they had started harvesting last week and that feedback from the marketplace was that the season had begun about a week earlier than last year, with bigger volumes already on the market. “[While] the volumes [on the market] aren’t that much higher [than last year], the market is sluggish, with everybody reporting that buyers are opting for volume-for-money products.”