By Will Cavan
Executive Director
International Mango Organization (IMO)
Vista, California
www.mangoworldmagazine.blogspot.com
Friday, August 26, 2011
The only hiccup in a smoothly set out mango season could be provided by shipping delays due to Mother Nature.
The second vessel loaded with 83 containers of Brazil's finest Tommy Atkins mangoes is scheduled to arrive Philadelphia next week around the 30th or 31st of August.
Any delay may be a day or two as vessels stay out of the way of Hurricane Irene.
Brazil will be into a thoughtful program from here on out.
Vessel three is programmed for 85 containers and then vessel four should have somewhere between 90 and 100 containers of mangoes on board.
From there on out weekly arrivals of 100 - 105 containers are scheduled through December.
The Brazil deal works so smoothly because distribution is set up from established warehouses such as Bifulco, Eastern Pro-Pak, Garden Fresh distributing, Manfredi and South Jersey Cold Storage.
These facilities are set up for repack and color and maturity sorting, eliminating any delivery rejection problems almost nil.
40% of the USA population lives within a 250 mile radius from these warehouses, making deliveries within a 24 hour reach.
The bulk of the transportation cost is absorbed by the sea freight component making LTL deliveries very convenient and cost effective.
The Brazil crop is 90% Tommy Atkins and has been since the very beginning of the export program which started in the early 1990s to the USA market.
For the past two years, Brazil has started shipping Ataulfo variety and some Palmers.
The Premier shippers to the USA market from Brazil are: AgroBras, AM Export, IBA (Novafrontera), Timabauba and UPA.
The largest shipper to Europe is Agrodan, which does not ship a single box to USA.
Brazil expects a coordinated shipping program with weekly arrivals of approximatly 100 containers for a total of 6,000,00 (4kg) cartons for the USA market.
This target is expected to keep FOB pricing in the $6.00 - $8.00 range.
Brazil expects to ship roughly 5% less than last season.
The USA distribution is spearheaded by Amazon Produce which plans to handle roughly one third of all imports from Brazil much as they did last year.
Both Alpine Marketing and Vanguard have stepped out of a major role in the Brazilian deal this year.
Alpine Marketing may take smaller shipments to meet customer demands.
In addition to Amazon Produce, major players this year will be Continental fresh led by industry veteran Albert Perez who expects to handle 100 containers from Brazil this year.
Also in the 100 container range out of Brazil are Panorama and Dayka & Hayka.
Executive Director
International Mango Organization (IMO)
Vista, California
www.mangoworldmagazine.blogspot.com
Friday, August 26, 2011
The only hiccup in a smoothly set out mango season could be provided by shipping delays due to Mother Nature.
The second vessel loaded with 83 containers of Brazil's finest Tommy Atkins mangoes is scheduled to arrive Philadelphia next week around the 30th or 31st of August.
Any delay may be a day or two as vessels stay out of the way of Hurricane Irene.
Brazil will be into a thoughtful program from here on out.
Vessel three is programmed for 85 containers and then vessel four should have somewhere between 90 and 100 containers of mangoes on board.
From there on out weekly arrivals of 100 - 105 containers are scheduled through December.
The Brazil deal works so smoothly because distribution is set up from established warehouses such as Bifulco, Eastern Pro-Pak, Garden Fresh distributing, Manfredi and South Jersey Cold Storage.
These facilities are set up for repack and color and maturity sorting, eliminating any delivery rejection problems almost nil.
40% of the USA population lives within a 250 mile radius from these warehouses, making deliveries within a 24 hour reach.
The bulk of the transportation cost is absorbed by the sea freight component making LTL deliveries very convenient and cost effective.
The Brazil crop is 90% Tommy Atkins and has been since the very beginning of the export program which started in the early 1990s to the USA market.
For the past two years, Brazil has started shipping Ataulfo variety and some Palmers.
The Premier shippers to the USA market from Brazil are: AgroBras, AM Export, IBA (Novafrontera), Timabauba and UPA.
The largest shipper to Europe is Agrodan, which does not ship a single box to USA.
Brazil expects a coordinated shipping program with weekly arrivals of approximatly 100 containers for a total of 6,000,00 (4kg) cartons for the USA market.
This target is expected to keep FOB pricing in the $6.00 - $8.00 range.
Brazil expects to ship roughly 5% less than last season.
The USA distribution is spearheaded by Amazon Produce which plans to handle roughly one third of all imports from Brazil much as they did last year.
Both Alpine Marketing and Vanguard have stepped out of a major role in the Brazilian deal this year.
Alpine Marketing may take smaller shipments to meet customer demands.
In addition to Amazon Produce, major players this year will be Continental fresh led by industry veteran Albert Perez who expects to handle 100 containers from Brazil this year.
Also in the 100 container range out of Brazil are Panorama and Dayka & Hayka.
