Acai berry production has grown around 50% in the past decade, driven by a dozen or so women in the tiny community of Ilha da Jussara, at the northern tip of the Brazilian Amazon. In the tiny ...
STORY: Edna dos Anjos Nascimento Siqueira, known as Bezinha, climbs an acai palm tree in her village of Ilha de Jussara in Brazil. She's harvesting acai berries, a superfood known for its nutritional ...
Bowls and smoothies made of the Amazon berry açaí have become ubiquitous in many cities across the United States, but consumers may think twice about shelling out after August 1 when a 50 percent ...
Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. JOHNSTOWN — Rogers’ Cideryard treated customers Saturday to fruit bowls whose main ...
When U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs of 50% on Brazilian exports in July, acai producer Ailson Ferreira Moreira felt immediately concerned. After all, who was going to eat all of that ...
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Some acai berry lovers visiting Brazil for this week’s U.N. climate summit are in for a surprise when they taste the fruit popular around the world in smoothies and breakfast ...