Egyptian mango production is set to reach new heights this year

The Egyptian mango season is about to begin. "Calendars will start at normal times, and volumes and quality will remain consistent despite the challenging effects of climate change," says Walid Sallam, Export Manager and Technical Consultant with Egyptian companies, such as MK Entreprise and Suez Canal Trade and Agricultural Development.

The growing period was marked by the stress caused by climate change, as Sallam describes: "Year on year, Egyptian mango technicians and growers are adapting better and better to climate change. We always make sure that quality starts in the field, and that a good program of fertilization, irrigation, and protection is designed and followed during the growing season. In Egypt, over the last five years, two main stresses have affected mango trees: the cold snap that arrives in December and kills young branches and damages old ones; and the summer heatwave, which affects flowering and directly reduces mango production."

The grower continues: "These problems have been overcome thanks to the analysis of the physiology of defects and the good precautionary practices developed by some of Egypt's leading mango experts in collaboration with academics from agricultural colleges and the experience accumulated over the years. I can assure you I'm optimistic about mangoes in Egypt. Following our visits to various mango farms, the quality and quantity are very good, and export quality will be trouble-free this year."