TALE OF TWO EXPORT MODELS: AS BRAZIL CREEPS INTO DANGEROUS VOLUME...ECUADOR HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLY REDUCING VOLUME...NETTING PROFITS FOR GROWERS & SHIPPERS...

U.S. Import Volume
Per Year

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Commodity Name	Origin Name	Date	Pounds	Boxes of 8.8 lbs
MANGOS	BRAZIL	2005	62,663,954	7,120,904
MANGOS	BRAZIL	2006	47,509,288	5,398,783
MANGOS	BRAZIL	2007	52,256,484	5,938,237
MANGOS	BRAZIL	2008	51,425,331	5,843,788
MANGOS	BRAZIL	2009	59,292,436	6,737,777
MANGOS	BRAZIL	2010	62,466,396	7,098,454
MANGOS	BRAZIL	2011	1,903,772	216,338
Grand Total			337,517,661	38,354,281

Source: USDA Market News - marketnews.usda.gov

U.S. Import Volume
Per Year

Yearly report for range: 2005 through 2011

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Commodity Name	Origin Name	Date	Pounds	Boxes of 8.8 lbs
MANGOS	ECUADOR	2005	51,891,555	5,896,768
MANGOS	ECUADOR	2006	100,616,625	11,433,707
MANGOS	ECUADOR	2007	74,869,915	8,507,945
MANGOS	ECUADOR	2008	52,946,785	6,016,680
MANGOS	ECUADOR	2009	69,902,355	7,943,449
MANGOS	ECUADOR	2010	55,963,282	6,359,464
MANGOS	ECUADOR	2011	15,367,486	1,746,305
Grand Total			421,558,003	47,904,318

Source: USDA Market News - marketnews.usda.gov

As the above charts from the USDA import data show, the six million carton per season is a positive number that allows a stable market to operate.






Think of this number as the "red zone" on a tachometer.




Brazil, after reducing numbers about three years ago has started playing with fire.




Ecuador on the other hand, made an organized decision to keep volumes at a level that produced one of the most productive seasons for their mango growers in years.