date:May 20, 2016
uatemala is the largest Central American shipper of the fruit.
As with Tainungs, Maradol papaya volumes remain steady. Mexican growers are ramping up production, which tends to spike in the summer months which, incidentally, is also when demand decreases in the northern hemisphere due to competition from summer fruit.
Competition from summer fruit
Some retailers don't like to promote papayas during the summer because they know papayas are around all year long, said Ocampo. They keep carrying