The Australian Mango Industry Association has reported that Western Australian (WA) mango production is set to increase by 30 per cent this season, with the latest estimate pegging the crop at 400,000 trays.
The Ord Valley, where the majority of WA's mangoes are grown, is expected to produce around 300,000 trays, with the rest coming from the likes of Carnavon and Gingin, ABXC Rural reported.
Higher temperatures during production have not hindered the crop, with quality said to be good.
'From our record, the temperatures during the growing season have been about three degrees above normal,' the Australian Mango Industry Association's Stewart Dobson told ABC Rural. 'It doesn't seem to have affected the crop.
'I think it may perhaps help the crop as we head into hotter weather, because the fruit will be used to the hot weather and it won't be as severely affected as it has been in the past,' he added.
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