This is our operational read on the Egyptian mango campaign as of the week beginning 11 August 2026, based on what is moving through our own packing lines in Ismailia and Sharqia. It updates the position we published at the start of the month.
Variety position
Keitt is now effectively the whole export offer. Kent finished in the last days of July and is no longer available in commercial volume. Naomi has also closed for the season. Any offer of Kent or Naomi at this point in August is either cold stored fruit, which we would not recommend for a long transit, or fruit from another origin.
Keitt harvest continues across the main growing areas and will run through the rest of August into early September on later plots and desert reclamation blocks. Fruit quality this week is good. Dry matter and Brix are sitting comfortably within specification for export maturity, and firmness is holding well on morning-picked lots that reach the packhouse within the same day.
How the sizing curve is moving
The point worth flagging for buyers this week is the sizing shift. Early and mid-season Keitt gave a strong supply of large fruit, and counts of 6 and 7 per 4 kg carton were straightforward to fill. That has tightened. The curve has moved toward counts of 8 and 9, with 10 available in reasonable quantity.
Practically, this means buyers who need large-count programmes should book them now rather than in two weeks, and buyers whose channel can take a smaller count have the better position on availability. Retail programmes calibrated to a fixed count should discuss a tolerance band with us before the booking rather than after the pack. Our note on mango sizing and carton counts sets out how each count maps to a sales channel.
Packhouse throughput and hot water treatment
Lines are running at full shift capacity. Hot water treatment slots for markets that require them are the constraint rather than packing capacity itself, and treatment scheduling is what determines how quickly a confirmed order converts into a stuffed container. Buyers into destinations with a treatment requirement should allow an extra two to three days in their planning.
Freight and booking lead times
Reefer equipment at Alexandria and Damietta is available without unusual difficulty this week. Sokhna remains the routing of choice for Asian destinations. Realistic lead time from confirmed order to sailing is currently 7 to 10 days for GCC and Eastern Mediterranean services, and 10 to 14 days for Northern European and Asian routings where the vessel schedule is less frequent.
Transit remains as published: 5 to 8 days to Jeddah and Jebel Ali, 12 to 16 days to Northern Europe depending on service and transhipment, longer for South and Southeast Asia via Sokhna. Set points and vent settings are unchanged from the guidance in our note on loading a mango reefer from Egypt.
What we would advise this week
Buyers still needing volume this season should be placing firm orders now rather than waiting for a price movement. The remaining weeks of Keitt are the last window before Egypt hands over to other origins in the global calendar, and late bookings will be filled against whatever count profile the crop is giving at that point rather than a preferred specification.
For current availability, count-specific offers, or a position on a September loading, contact the Nile Prime export desk on WhatsApp at +20 10 9911 1918. We confirm variety, count, grade, packing and vessel against your delivery window before any commitment.