date:May 20, 2016
yas, said Andres Ocampo with HLB Specialties. Some parts of Brazil are in the middle of a strong drought, and that drought is acute in areas where papayas are grown for export to the Unites States. So the situation here is critical in terms of availability. As a result, prices have been high. On May 17, prices for Golden papayas from Brazil were between $12.00 and $13.00 for a 3.5 kilogram container of 9s at South Florida ports of entry.
Imports are very low at the moment, and that's been the