by David Ivanovic (Dakar, Sénégal)
Latest Eurostat figures show a substantial drop in European imports of papayas. For the first ten months of 2009, shipments (26,638 mt) went down by 12% when compared with the same period in 2008 (30,257 mt).
EU-15 Papaya Imports (January to October, in metric tonnes)
Brazilian volumes shrinked by 15%, from nearly 20,000 mt to just under 17,000 tons; La Fruitière interrupted its shipments from Cote d’Ivoire last August, representing a 63% drop (2,900 vs 1,000 mt).
