date:May 23, 2016
ected to continue until July.
The situation for Taining papayas is stable. On 17 May, the price for a 35-pound box (size 8) in Guatemala oscillated between 20 and 21 dollars. The bulk of the supply comes from Guatemala and Belize.
During the summer months, supermarkets prefer to promote summer fruit in stores. Papayas, unlike local summer fruit, are available all year round. Despite this, consumption is on the rise. Latin American immigrants, who are familiar with the fruit, are still the larg