NEWS
Mexican mango imports unaffected by larva finds
By Andy Nelson
November 19, 2015 | 2:20 pm EST
The National Mango Board met recently in Winter Park, Florida.
Fruit fly larva found in Mexican mango shipments did not affect mango exports to the U.S., according to an industry official.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture found larva in lots of mangoes shipped during the 2015 season, according to media reports.
But Manuel Michel, executive director of the Orlando, Fla.-based National Mango Board, said the outbreak had little if any affect on exports to the U.S.
“We are not aware that the issue affected the importation of Mexican mangoes in 2015. Mexico continues to be the largest foreign supplier of mangos to the U.S.”
Based on 2015 preliminary data, Michel said, the U.S. imported approximately 63 million boxes of Mexican mangoes this year, the second-most ever.
The National Mango Board and growers and importers work hard, Michel said, to ensure that imported mangoes meet USDA Animal and Plant …
Mexican mango imports unaffected by larva finds
By Andy Nelson
November 19, 2015 | 2:20 pm EST
The National Mango Board met recently in Winter Park, Florida.
Fruit fly larva found in Mexican mango shipments did not affect mango exports to the U.S., according to an industry official.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture found larva in lots of mangoes shipped during the 2015 season, according to media reports.
But Manuel Michel, executive director of the Orlando, Fla.-based National Mango Board, said the outbreak had little if any affect on exports to the U.S.
“We are not aware that the issue affected the importation of Mexican mangoes in 2015. Mexico continues to be the largest foreign supplier of mangos to the U.S.”
Based on 2015 preliminary data, Michel said, the U.S. imported approximately 63 million boxes of Mexican mangoes this year, the second-most ever.
The National Mango Board and growers and importers work hard, Michel said, to ensure that imported mangoes meet USDA Animal and Plant …