We had the local mango festival last week, I filmed a couple of days at the technical seminars, but what I really wanted to comment on was the poor quality, of the mangoes available almost everywhere.
Last years mango season was preceded by an almost 2 year drought, but the mangoes were superb. best they can be for their type, Hadens, Kents, Palmers, were top notch.
This year we did not even have a dry season, it rained on and off all winter/spring. the fruits are riddles with anthracnose, are watered down, and/or have internal breakdown. about a quarter of the fruit I purchased , rotted before they ripened.
I have had some decent fruit, but generally speaking its just a bad year for them. I can only imagine what the late season Keitts will look like. we will see how "resistant" they are to fungi.
The Kesar's I got from my friend were consistently good quality, he grows them in a more arid region, so this may be the reason.
