date:Oct 17, 2022
Papaya volumes coming out of the Lowveld are unusually scarce and the reasons for the sharp drop in volumes since February are not clear: a market agent notes that a hail event in November last year reduced volumes and now, after last weeks heatwave, sunburn is becoming a problem.
Overcast conditions from November to February are also mentioned as a possible reason for the low crop.
After February production died down and March was very difficult with extremely low volumes, says a papaya mark