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Wholesale markets can either be primary, or terminal, markets, situated in or close to major conurbations, or secondary markets.The latter are generally found only in larger developing countries where they are located in district or regional cities, taking the bulk of their produce from rural assembly markets that are located in production areas.
PLU stickers with the number 4130 identifying them as Large Cripps Pink apples PLU code 4033 are for regular small lemon sold in the U.S.. Price look-up codes, commonly called PLU codes, PLU numbers, PLUs, produce codes, or produce labels, are a system of numbers that uniquely identify bulk produce sold in grocery stores and supermarkets.
Antidesma bunius is a species of fruit tree in the family Phyllanthaceae.It is native to South Asia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and northern Australia.It is commonly known as bignay, [1] after its native name in the Philippines, where the fruits are commonly used for making bignay wine and jams.
The giant golden-crowned flying fox is threatened by deforestation and has completely disappeared from many islands in the Philippines, such as Panay and most of Cebu. [1] Since 1900 the total forest coverage of the Philippines has been reduced from 70% to 20%. [28] Less than 10% of the original lowland forest cover now remains. [27]
It is named after the carabao, the national animal of the Philippines and a native Filipino breed of domesticated water buffalo. [5] [6] Carabao mangoes are around 12.5 cm (5 in) in length and 8.5 cm (3 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) in diameter. These fruits are kidney-shaped and can range from being short to elongated. When ripe, the fruit is bright yellow.
Syzygium polycephaloides, commonly known as lipote, is a species of tree native to the Philippines, southeastern Sulawesi, and the Lesser Sunda Islands. It bears edible red to purple berries that can be eaten fresh but are usually turned into jams or wine in the Philippines. The tree grows to a height of around 15 m (49 ft).
The fruits are produced in bunches and resemble cherries. The fruit is round and shiny, turning from light green to a deep red colour upon ripening. Each fruit measures 1 to 3 cm (1 ⁄ 2 to 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) in diameter. The flesh is crunchy but sour and acidic in taste. Its fruit is rich in an antimicrobial agent-2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic acid. [2 ...
The Sagada orange is a variety of orange grown in the Cordillera region of the Philippines. The variety was first developed by the Department of Agriculture and was first propagated in Kalinga . The fruit due to being larger than an average orange became popular in Sagada , Mountain Province and gained reputation as a "giant orange" variety ...