Growers Invited to Zoom Briefing on Expanding the Papaya Market
May 6, 2026 | 2 min to read
Mission, TX — Papaya Board Working Group is inviting Hawaiian papaya growers, shippers, and industry stakeholders to participate in an upcoming Zoom call focused on creating a performance-based research and promotion board for the US papaya industry.
The session will provide insights into:
- Market background
- Hawaiian producer’s role in board creation and leadership
- How to create national papaya promotion board
“We want more US consumers to buy papayas. No one is talking to these consumers about papayas. We want to help consumers fall in love with papayas and we believe we can do that best as an industry working together,” Lance Peterson, President of Super Starr International
Event Details:
- Date: May 27, 2026
- Time: 12 pm, Hawaii, Aleutia Standard Time
- Location: Zoom – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4074155752?pwd=dEU5aWVvODltd2NsWWdBOHpna2Y4dz09&omn=89745563269)
- Cost: No cost
Participants will have the opportunity to engage directly with the organizers, ask questions, and explore how the industry can work together to better teach consumers about papayas. This zoom is geared specifically to papaya producers, shippers, and marketers. If you grow and/or sell papayas, this session is for you.
Who Should Attend:
- Growers and grower-shippers
- Marketing and sales executives
- Industry stakeholders interested in expanding market reach
“The papaya industry deserves a stronger presence in the market. We have seen how mangos and avocado expanded their market by working together. We want to work together with the Hawaiian producers to grow the papaya market, said Hector del Pazo, CEO Proexport Papaya C. A.
About The Papaya Board Working Group
The Papaya Board Working Group is a group of papaya importers and marketers dedicated to expanding the papaya market in the US. They believe the most equitable way to do this is to create a board funded and managed by producers, shippers and importers.