Tools & Resources to Build Your Mango Business

This Tools & Resources section is a portal to many different sources of mango-related information. Some of what you’ll find here is generated by the National Mango Board, but many of the resources are links to the web sites of other organzations and institutions. We hope you’ll find what you’re looking for.

Please email us with any suggestions.

Mango and Agriculture Statistics

Mango Crop Forecast – This document is updated every one to two weeks by the National Mango Board. The projections are provided by each major mango supplying country during and just before their shipping season.

3-Year Import Trends for Mangos – This document produced by the National Mango Board summarizes monthly import volumes from 2005 to 2007 for the top 6 mango supplying countries to the United States. It is based on USDA FAS (Foreign Agricultural Service) data.

Mango Movement Data – Updated monthly by the National Mango Board, this spreadsheet is a compilation of the USDA Market News monthly movement data for mangos sorted by month, origin and port. This is essentially the same information you’ll find in the Fruit & Vegetable Market News, but in an easy-to-use format just for mangos.

Fruit & Vegetable Market News – Maintained by the USDA AMS (Agricultural Marketing Service), this site tracks movement data, shipping point data and terminal market price information. Make choices from the drop down menus to run a custom report or use “Browse by Commodity” in the sidebar. The site also has many helpful links to other areas of USDA.

Food Availability – Maintained by the USDA ERS (Economic Research Service), this site tracks per capita food availability data. Often referred to “consumption data”, the site actually tracks food availability rather than consumption and does not account for food waste or retail shrink. However, it is a good measure of trends in produce consumption.

Fruit & Tree Nuts Outlook – Maintained by the USDA ERS (Economic Research Service), this site provides a newsletter five times per year with current intelligence and forcasts of the changing conditions in the U.S. fruit and tree nuts sector.

FAS Online, U.S. Trade Internet System – Maintained by the USDA FAS (Foreign Agricultural Service), the site tracks world trade of agricultural products.

FAOStat – Maintained by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, this site tracks world production statistics of agricultural and other food products.

Pre-Harvest and Post-Harvest Resources

United States Standards for Grades of Mangos – This is the official document produced by USDA.

History of Food Irradiation – From the Environmental Protection Agency

Food Info Net – Listing of articles and studies about irradiation and food.

U.S. Environmental Production Agency, Pesticides Home Page – A wide range of pesticide-related resources.

Post Harvest Treatment of Tropical Commodities for Quarantine Security, Quality Maintenance and Value Enhancement – Reports on ongoing research through the USDA ARS (Agricultural Research Service).

Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program - Report of a 1996 grant to study “Hot Water Treatment to Reduce Pesticide Usage”.

United Nations Environmental Program, Assessments of Alternatives to Methyl Bromide - Posted by the Environmental Protection Agency.

University of Florida Agricultural Extension Service – Type “mango” in the search box to find a range of resources.

Univerversity of California at Davis Post Harvest Technology Program – Type “mango” in the search box to find a range of resources. Mango Facts Page

Retail and Consumer Marketing Resources

Produce Marketing Association, International Resources: U.S. Market and Trends Information – Providing information on topics ranging from market trends to step-by-step procedures for importing produce into the U.S. Some of this information is for PMA members and requires a username and password.

Fruit & Vegetable Retail Report – This weekly report from the USDA AMS (Agricultural Marketing Service) reports on ad activity for produce, comparing this week to last week and last year, and breaking down this week’s figures by region.

PLU Codes – Codes for all commodities are listed at http://www.plucodes.com/ The following codes are currently used for mangos in the U.S. Source: International Federation for Produce Standards

4051	Small Red Mango	Size 12 and smaller	Tommy Atkins, Haden and Kent
4959	Large Red Mango	Size 10 and larger	Tommy Atkins, Haden and Kent
4312	Small Yellow Mango	Size 18 and smaller	Ataulfo
4961	Large Yellow Mango	Size 16 and larger	Ataulfo
4311	Small Green Mango	Size 12 and smaller	Keitt
4584	Large Green Mango	Size 10 and larger	Keitt
4313	Retailer Assigned
4314	Retailer Assigned
4315	Retailer Assigned
4316	Retailer Assigned