SOURCE: Eric Weinert, New Food Magazine President of the Hawaiian Papaya Industry Association Eric Weinert explains why the sector has recovered significantly in 2023. This year is shaping up to be a huge boon for Hawaii papaya growers as demand for the only American-grown papaya is increasing among mainland tropicalContinue Reading
SOURCE: Fresh Fruit Portal Importation of Tainung-variety papayas is going strong this spring. Marketing this variety, which is botanically classified as the Carica papaya, is a year-round opportunity, according to Mirna Skinner, CEO of Wyco Produce, located in Tampa, FL. On April 10, she tells FreshFruitPortal.com that her firm isContinue Reading
SOURCE: Fresh Fruit Portal Both the supply and consumption of mango in the U.S. have experienced a steady increase in the last few years, prompting exporters from Central and South America to increase their production volumes. Exporters, along with U.S. importers and associations, have campaigned to promote the nutritional valuesContinue Reading
SOURCE: Fresh Fruit Portal Fresh Del Monte Produce has announced the upcoming launch of the Del Monte Zero pineapple, its first carbon neutral certified pineapple, which factors in the entire supply chain from farm to table in its North American and select European markets. Using a limited percentage of theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Dominican Today Beginning at the end of January 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture will no longer permit the import of mangoes from Haiti. Fruit exporters immediately felt that this decision was a “strong blow” to their industry, which an industrialist claimed spent between $10 and $12 millionContinue Reading
SOURCE: Tim Karman, The Washington Post Avocados, the fruit known as “green gold” because of their ability to generate billions of dollars for producers, are apparently so abundant right now that South American farmers are just giving them away. A nonprofit group in Philadelphia passed out hundreds of thousands ofContinue Reading
SOURCE: Wendy Leigh, Tasting Table If ever the term “pretty in pink” rings true for an edible plant, it’s in the wildly flamboyant hues of the tropical dragon fruit. Also known as pitaya, the outer skins scream “fun” with vibrant hot-pink tones, while the edible inner flesh is just asContinue Reading
SOURCE: Jules Bernstein, UCR UC Riverside scientists are on the hunt for a chemical that disrupts “evil” weevils’ mating and could prevent them from destroying California’s supply of avocados. Avocado weevils, small beetles with long snouts, drill through fruit to lay eggs. The weevil grubs or larvae bore into avocadoContinue Reading
SOURCE: Donna Durckel, County New Center The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) declared a 77-square-mile quarantine covering Valley Center and surrounding areas on August 19 after discovering several Mexican fruit flies (MXFF), an agricultural pest that can infect more than 50 types of fruit, including citrus, avocados, andContinue Reading
SOURCE: Sarah Zimmerman, Supply Chain Dive Mexico is the world’s largest producer of avocados, meaning that a smaller crop out of the country has an outsized impact on global supply. The U.S. imports approximately 90% of its avocado supply, with 88% of all shipments coming from Mexico, according to theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Katherine Rodriguez, NJ.com The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning Americans to stop storing cut avocados in water because they could be exposed to harmful pathogens. The warning came to light after several TikTok videos went viral showing halved avocados in water to keep them from browning.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald June in Miami is challenging. The heat and humidity start to rise and it marks the start of hurricane season. But June is national mango month and the trees are heavy with delicious mangoes. I am biased on this topic, as I love this tropicalContinue Reading