date:May 20, 2016
papayas, but they might choose to promote local and seasonal fruit, so it's a challenge to find space on the shelves for papayas in the summer.
Despite the summer dip, Ocampo noted that consumption has been gaining, even among mainstream consumers, over the last decade. However, immigrant families from Latin America, who are already familiar with papayas, still drive a large portion of consumption.
The category has been growing for the past 10 years, said Ocampo. Except for a temporary hold