INTERNATIONAL MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES by Michael Joseph , Marketing Officer Export ... tropical fresh produce items on the metropolitan markets at present are : Pineapple , Avocado , Mango and Papaya .

Fruits Mango Papaya Pineapple Index Fruits at a mature green state with cheeks that are fully developed and which should sink in water . For the Julie mango , fruit shoulders are raised above point of stem insertion , flesh is yellowish ...

V. Post - harvest Handling 5.1 Transportation from Field to Pack - house Containers are often nothing more than the commonly available ... One farm which exported papayas used all - terrain vehicles to transport produce from the field .

Dr. Alvin said Brazil has been exporting small quantities of mangoes and papayas to the U.S. Fumigation with EDB has been conducted in ... A suspension of EDB will force Brazil to redirect its exports to European and Canadian markets .

Fruits Mango Papaya Pineapple Index Fruits at a mature green state with cheeks that are fully developed and which should ... illustrated , refrigeration is the critical element for successful post harvest storage of fruits , assuming 74.

Table A1.6 : MNIB exports of fruits to EC , 1988 to 1991 ( tons ) . Mango Other SOURCE : MNIB , Grenada . Mango ( tons ) % EC imports % UK imports Avocado ( tons ) % EC imports 。 UK imports Papaya ( tons ) % EC imports Year 2 0.0 0.0 ...

Crops DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Papaya Mango Citrus GRENADA Papaya Golden apple Breadfruit GUYANA Pineapple Passion fruit ... Fruit gumming -High post - harvest losses - Harvesting - Scattered plants - Propagation - Poor orchard management ...

It is felt that there is room for improvement of cultivars in the case of mango , breadfruit and papaya . ... 2.2.1.3 Postharvest Postharvest handling of fruits is considered to be acceptable in the case of plantain , grapefruit and ...