Papaya is becoming popular in the world - who are the main exporters and importers?

According to EastFruit analysts, consumers around the world continue to actively expand the range of fruits they consume. One of the fruits most loved by temperate consumers is the exotic papaya. Interestingly, papaya can already be found even on the shelves of supermarkets in Tajikistan, although just a couple of years ago even avocados and kiwis were very rare exotic fruits here. By the way, they even try to grow papaya in greenhouses in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. However, this is certainly not a commercial production. And who is the main exporter of papaya in the world? It turns out that the world leader in terms of exports, with a large, four-fold margin from all competitors, is Mexico. This is easy to explain, since the largest and one of the richest markets for exotic fruits, the United States, is located nearby. Mexico exports more than 200,000 tons of fresh papaya per year, with almost 100% of all exports going to the US and Canada. See also: Exotic fruit durian with a ...