Panama organic mangos heading for Europe

PANAMA’S very own Lady Victoria yellow  organic mangos, most of which are usually snapped up by the US  will soon be Europe bound.

Produced by   “Panama Organics”” Lady Victoria  is a niche marker product resulting from  more than 25 years of research and development, one good  reason for the fruit’s exclusivity. Now the company, which distributes its products in neighboring countries and on the domestic market, will start exporting to Europe.

Lady Victoria mangos are the principal  product of Panama Organics, which also produces and exports Hass avocados, yellow passion fruit and Persian limes. Europe is now a target because of the the increased demand for exotic fruits and healthy organic products in European countries, a result of the growing popularity of healthy eating in the continent. Europe is also a very strict market when it comes to organic and sustainability certifications, which matches the philosophy of the company.

Panama Organics is setting up 2,000 hectares for the production of organic mangos (mainly Lady Victoria) in the province of Cocle, Panama, with an estimated yield of 30 tonnes per hectare, i.e., a total of 60,000 tonnes, of which the company sells as much as possible in the domestic market (which is not very large) and exports the rest. Its season runs from May to July, This year, the season will be extended as a result of El Niño. While the impact of this weather phenomenon tends to be negative for most farmers it seems to have been beneficial for Panama Organics The company is prepared for this, since it has access to many water resources, including groundwater wells and artificial lakes, so the drought has not harmed it, but actually lowered the relative humidity and removed all types of fungi and nematodes. “El Niño has extended our summer season by almost two months, until September, which has been rather positive, because we were prepared for it,” says a company spokesman.