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The Philippines is overflowing with excess mangoes after unusual weather conditions caused a surplus of fruit. Now the country is scrambling to make use of them. According to Bloomberg, a change in wind patterns that occurs every two to seven years called El Niño caused the excessive crop after it heated up the Pacific Ocean and sent warm, dry weather to the Philippines. The country's agriculture secretary, Emmanuel "Manny" Pinol, told reporters these circumstances triggered a massive increase in "flowering and fruiting this season." "There is a surplus of about 2 million kilos of mangoes now, and this is only in Luzon," Pinol told Bloomberg. "We need to do something about this in the next two weeks." The Philippines Agriculture Department has introduced the "Metro Mango" campaign and is slashing prices on mangoes in Manilla. They'll be available for 96 cents a kilo at the fresh fruit stalls. The government is also hosting mango cooking classes and a mango festival in June to get rid of the extra fruit. The problem with the excess is it's negatively affecting farmers. However, according to Pinol, the government is lending them money to open their own processing facilities, and introducing them to shipping companies to work on their own sales and increase consistent exports.