The Australian papaya industry is set to crack a record as the harvesting season gets underway. Papaya Australia reported that excellent weather conditions and an increase in plantings had resulted in big numbers for the 2018. President and Mareeba papaya grower, Gerard Kath, said he was looking forward to seeingContinue Reading
The Leilani Estates eruption is also affecting farmers in lower Puna. The Hawaii Farm Bureau’s latest estimate is that nearly 80 percent of all papaya grown in the state comes from the Kapoho area. Now much of it is gone. Hundreds of farming jobs could be in jeopardyContinue Reading
A week ago chef Eric Leterc at The Pacific Club in Honolulu put up a sign apologizing to customers. Due to volcanic activity on the Big Island, the club’s kitchen was experiencing a shortage of papaya. “We are uncertain at this time when stock will be replenished as Madame PeleContinue Reading
Trucker strikes in Brazil over high fuel prices have interrupted papaya exports from the country. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based importer HLB Specialties usually receives shipments almost daily, but due to the strikes it has not received papayas from Brazil since May 21, director of communications Melissa Hartmann de BarrosContinue Reading
Papaya producers and traders agree that the demand and the price of the fruit have been falling since April 18 when the protests against the social security reforms imposed by the government began. Iván Rayo, one of the main suppliers of papaya in the Oriental market and ManaguaContinue Reading
Farms in Hawaii could become “zero waste” if a state-funded demonstration project proves viable. The state’s Agribusiness Development Corp. is proposing to build a $1.5 million facility at the Shipman Business Park that would grow algae from leftover produce, in particular, papaya. The algae could then be usedContinue Reading
A machine learning algorithm for detecting ripeness levels in papaya fruit could help both shoppers and producers. If you’re in the market to buy fresh papayas, it can be a challenge to figure out ripeness based on peel color without also squeezing the fruit to test for softness. AContinue Reading
Common sense says a papaya is ripe when the peel is yellow, whereas a green peel is a sign the fruit is far from sufficiently mature. This is often correct, but there are many exceptions. “Yellow peel doesn’t always mean the fruit is ripe in the sense that itsContinue Reading
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said South Cotabato-based farmers have inked a trade agreement with a South Korean firm that would import at least 8 metric tons (MT) of papayas monthly starting this month. DA 12 Regional Executive Director Milagros Casis said farmers from Tupi province successfully shippedContinue Reading
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