Trending on PMG ... loquat?

(Photo courtesy Pixabay; graphic by Amelia Freidline)

For the past couple of weeks a certain specialty has been topping the charts on PMG — namely, loquat! This slightly fuzzy fruit has taken the No. 1 spot from May 6-19, followed by oranges at No. 2 (up from No. 5 the previous week), mangoes at No. 3 (up from No. 9), watermelon at No. 4 (the same as the previous week) and haitian mangoes at No. 5 (down from No. 2).

The PMG platform connects produce buyers and sellers. Below, find the top 20 searched commodities on PMG May 13-19. PMG top 20 May 19

Lemons rose from No. 13 the previous week to land at No. 6, and tomatoes climbed three places to No. 7. Cucumbers rose to No. 8 from No. 15 the previous week, while cherries fell to No. 9 from No. 6. Lettuce fell to No. 10 from No. 3 the week before.

Specialty manzano bananas gained a spot to wind up at No. 11, and peaches rejoined the list at No. 12. Avocados moved up one place to No. 13, and beans also made a comeback, at No. 14. Specialty Chinese cinnabar melon fell two spots to No. 15.

Radishes moved up a place, to No. 16, and navel oranges rejoined at No. 17. Bell peppers also came back, at No. 18, and specialty burro bananas rejoined at No. 19. Carrots fell two spots from the previous week to complete the top 20.

Learn more about loquat and Chinese cinnabar melon on producemarketguide.com. (P.S. Have a photo of Chinese cinnabar melon we could use on PMG? E-mail it to us at news@thepacker.com with the subject line "Chinese cinnabar melon photo.")

 

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