Pricing & Ordering Guide
Prices below are indicative FOB rates and vary by season, grade, and order volume. Contact us for a firm quote and current available volume.
Grade A
- Export / Large
Retail-ready, premium markets
Grade B
- Standard
Processing / secondary markets
What Affects Price
– Season (pre-season vs. peak March–May vs. late-season July)
– Order volume and container size (LCL vs. FCL)
– Incoterm (FOB / CIF / DDP — confirm which you offer)
– Steam treatment or other phytosanitary treatment required by destination country
Payment & Terms
– Deposit: 30% of order value upon order confirmation and signed sales contract
– Balance: Remaining 70% due before shipment, or against a copy of the Bill of Lading (B/L)
– Payment method: Telegraphic Transfer (T/T); Letter of Credit (L/C) available for larger or first-time orders
– Lead time: Given mango’s short shelf life, shipment typically follows within 5-10 days of order confirmation and deposit, during the active harvest window
Thailand’s Seasons and the Nam Dok Mai Mango Calendar
Thailand doesn’t really have four seasons — it has three, and understanding them explains almost everything about when Nam Dok Mai mango is available, and why.
Cool Season (November–February). This is when it starts. Cooler, drier air moving down from the north triggers Nam Dok Mai’s flowering, and a properly cool, dry stretch during these months is what produces strong, even flowering across the orchard. A cool season that’s too warm or too wet can mean patchy flowering and a smaller crop later on — this is the quiet window that sets up everything that follows.
Hot Season (March–May). As temperatures climb, the flowered fruit sets and develops rapidly in the heat, ripening through this stretch. This is why the main Nam Dok Mai harvest runs from March through July, with April and May — right in the heart of the hot season — consistently the peak, both for volume and for sugar content. Intense heat and long sunshine hours during fruit development are part of what pushes Nam Dok Mai’s Brix levels so high.
Rainy Season (June–October). By the time the southwest monsoon arrives, the main harvest is winding down. This timing matters more than it might seem: heavy rain on ripening mango is generally unwelcome — it dilutes sugar content, raises disease pressure (fungal issues in particular), and can cause fruit to split. Growers who can get their harvest in ahead of the heaviest rains, or who manage late-season fruit carefully, protect quality; rain-heavy late-season fruit is where buyers tend to see more inconsistency.
What this means for buyers: the same seasonal pattern that shapes Thai life shapes the mango market directly. Pricing and available volume track the season closely — indicative rates tend to be most competitive at peak volume (April–May) and tighter at the edges of the season, when supply is thinner and quality more variable. Booking ahead of the season, rather than trying to order once it’s already underway, is less about beating a deadline and more about working with a genuinely narrow window shaped by weather that repeats the same way most years.
