The guava supply is looking good and it's expected that the upcoming months will see higher than average volume from Mexico. "The Aguascalientes region has started already and the weather has been good," says Alberto Diaz of Spring Valley Fruits. "There has been a bit of hail damage here and there but not too much."
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Good rains in both this region and the other Mexican growing region for guava, Michoacán, have helped boost the volume. "With the good guava growing weather, we are expecting both good volume and quality," Diaz says, adding that in its own orchards, it's always working on improving its fertilization and more to help the crop.
Guava and stone fruit
As for the demand for guava, it's steady and it's already increasing. "At this time of year there's still some local stone fruit such as peaches and nectarines, though either later this month or next month that will go away and that's a good opportunity for guava on the shelves." As he notes, the best time of the year for guava from Mexico is October to December.
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Within its own growing operations, Spring Valley Fruits continues to work on producing other guava varieties and it's expanded its packaging options for guava, now offering smaller-sized clamshells and larger-sized bags.
So where is this leaving pricing? "Compared to last year, it's lower. With the volume picking up from Aguascalientes, if the demand doesn't pick up soon and it may not in the next few weeks because of the stone fruit, pricing could drop a little bit," Diaz says.
For more information:
Alberto Diaz
Spring Valley Fruits
Tel: +1 (956) 618-2239
[email protected]
www.premiumguava.com