<p>Peru’s for-export mango production reached 105, 000 tons for the 2012-2013 season, representing 46% growth from last year.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"The production of mango doesn't increase steadily, it has variations. Mango is a seasonal fruit each year depends on the climate. If it's favorable, there will be production, otherwise, there won't be such a good production," said APEM General Manager, Juan Carlos Rivera, as reported by AgroNegociosPeru.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>He added that weather conditions such as the cold winter and dry summer contributed to the season’s strong production.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"We have sufficient capacity to supply the current demand. One could say that we have reached a balance between supply and demand. We don't need more areas for the moment."</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>He explained that the Piura region supplies 74 percent of the domestic production of mangoes for export, followed by Gauteng with 18 percent and Ancash with 8 percent.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The main variety of mango for export is Kent, which represents 90 percent of the production. Its natural features give it resistance to the hydrothermal process used to exclude pests and the ability to endure transit time during travel, an attractive appearance and flavor.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The main destinations are located in North America, led by the United States (39%) and Canada (5%), and in Europe by the Netherlands (37%) and the UK (10%).</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>"We want the United States to allow us to export bigger mangoes; currently we can only export mangoes of up to 650 grams. We've applied so that they accept mangoes of up to 750 grams. We've been working on this for four years and have complied with all the procedures," said Rivera.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Exports to new markets including Japan, Chile, China and New Zealand accounted for three percent of total exports in the last sesason.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://agronegociosperu.org/noticias/310713_n1.htm " target="_new">Mango Report</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
