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.

Mango Crop Report Application - USDA Market News is a great resource for understanding the flow of mangos into the U.S. It is such a great resource, the Mango Crop Report Application was developed to access the USDA Market News data for mangos right from our Web site.

3-Year Import Trends for Mangos – This document produced by the National Mango Board summarizes monthly import volumes from 2007 to 2009 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

Food Safety Resources

Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Hazard Analysis &Critical Control Points (HACCP) links.

Government links:

FDA

Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding Human Food

Labeling & Nutrition - Food Labeling and Nutrition Overview

USDA

Fresh Produce Audit Verification Program

Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices Audit Verification Checklist(USDA, 2009) Large file: 30 pgs.

Federal Food Safety InformationYour Gateway to Federal Food Safety Information

University links:

University of California-Davis

Center for Produce Safety

Good Agricultural Practices- A Self-Audit for Growers and Handlers

On-Farm Food Safety Self Audit and Resource CD-ROM

Chapter 10. Food Safety for Fresh Produce

University of California

Food Safety Website

Cornell University

GAPsNET: National Good Agricultural Practices Network for Education and Training

Food Safety Begins on the Farm: A Grower’s Guide to Good Agricultural Practices for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

Good Agricultural Practices: A Self-Audit for Growers and Handlers

Reduce Microbial Contamination with Good Agricultural Practices

University of Florida

Food Safety on the Farm – An Overview of Good Agricultural Practices

Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs)

EDIS Postharvest and Handling Subtopics and Publications

Good Worker Health and Hygiene Practices: Training Manual for Produce Handlers

Georgetown University

Comparison of GAPs Governing the Growing and Harvesting of Fresh Produce

University of Kentucky

Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)

Kentucky Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Program (Kentucky Department of Agriculture)

Kentucky Good Agricultural Practices Educational Resources (Kentucky Department of Agriculture)

North Carolina State University

Commodity-specific Guidance (North Carolina State University)

Industry links:

Produce Marketing Association (PMA)

Center for Produce Safety

Food Safety Symposium

United Fresh Produce Association

Food Safety Resource Center

International Fresh-Cut Produce Association

“Food Safety Guidelines for the Fresh-Cut Produce Industry”, by D. Zagory and W.C. Hurst

Corporate links:

Primus Lab

International Organization links:

GLOBALGAP

New GLOBALGAP and Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Partnership to Further Effort on Food Safety Standard Harmonisation

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

Click here for a printer-friendly mango PLU codes flyer

June PLU Table English

PLU codes 4313, 4314, 4315 and 4316 are retailer assigned codes available for use on mangos.

Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)

United Fresh Produce Association COOL Resource Center

Produce Marketing Association COOL Frequently Asked Questions

USDA COOL Portal

Produce Traceability Initiative - Recent regulatory requirements coupled with ongoing food safety issues have increased pressure on the produce industry to raise our level of traceability capabilities. Please see the following links for more information on this topic.

http://www.pma.com/cig/tech/traceability.cfm

http://www.unitedfresh.org/newsviews/produce_traceability_initiative

Mango Graphics and Marketing Messages – Mango Marketing Toolkit from the National Mango Board.