Papaya: Taiwanese prices soar across the country

The prices of papaya formosa rose sharply in the main producing regions at the beginning of the month (05 to 09/10). According to employees of Hortifruti / Cepea, the event is due to the continuous reduction in the variety's offer. Another factor that contributed to this scenario was the good demand, which is common for the period (beginning of the month) and was also influenced by the higher temperatures in the main consumer centers. Thus, formosa prices more than doubled in the North of Minas Gerais, closing at R $ 2.13 / kg. In the West of Bahia, the average recorded was R $ 2.00 / kg, a value 109% higher than last week. Despite this, collaborators still report that the low quality, mainly in the North of Espírito Santo - where there are severe physiological spots, such as frog ...