36 yearsworkingthe land.
J.L. Arias Todo del Agro started on José Luis Arias's farms in Baní. Today it grows, packs, sells across the country and exports to the United States, with the same family in charge.
A story that starts in the field.
José Luis Arias planted his first land in Baní in 1990. Baní is the home of the Dominican mango: sun, dry soil and a fruit-growing tradition few regions in the Caribbean can match.
In 2009 he planted his first Mingolo mango trees, and in 2014 he began selling his own fruit. Over the years he opened a stall at Merca Santo Domingo, the country's main wholesale market, and started supplying supermarket chains.
In 2021 J.L.A.T.A moved into exporting. Today the Mingolo mangoes from our farms are packed in JL boxes and shipped from the port of Río Haina to Brooklyn, New York, for Coosemans New York at the Hunts Point market.
We still do what we did at the start: look after every tree and stand behind every box personally.
First plantings in Baní
José Luis starts farming in Baní, years before turning to mangoes.
First mango trees
Between 2009 and 2013 we planted our Mingolo farms in Paya, Baní.
Grower and trader
José Luis starts selling his own harvest and supplying the local market.
First shipments to the USA
J.L.A.T.A starts exporting Mingolo mangoes from Río Haina to New York.
Global Produce & Floral Show
Exhibiting at the international fresh produce show in the United States, alongside the ProDominicana pavilion.
Baní Mango Fair
We hosted National Mango Board specialists on our farms in Paya during the Mango Fair.
What we care about.
Quality
Every mango is hand-selected and graded. Our fruit comes with a lab-tested spec sheet.
Our own origin
The mangoes come from our farms in Baní. We know which tree every box comes from.
Direct dealing
No middlemen. José Luis looks after his customers and visits his importers in person.
Modern farming
Drone spraying, irrigation and industry technical advice to take better care of the orchard.
Where the mango
business is.
José Luis represents Dominican produce at the industry's leading trade shows, in the United States, Europe and at home.
A field and packing team.
Behind every box are farm workers, pickers and a packing team that selects the fruit one by one. Many have been with us for years.
Come and
meet us.
Find us at Pabellón F-2, Local 45, Merca Santo Domingo, Pedro Brand. Farm visits in Baní by appointment.