Jakfruit in March

[lycheeluva]

My local Asian grocery store has been selling Jakfruit in March. They don't speak English so I can't ask them where the fruit comes from? They also sell durian which I assume are brought in frozen as I believe unfrozen durian are not allowed in to the US? (I'm not brave enough to try the durian, and besides you have to buy them whole which would be an expensive taste test)
In any event, I know Jay has also found Jakfruit in Ohio in March and Ive seen other posters in CA mention having bought jakfruit in March.  Where are these fruit coming from. I know that in May/June Jakfruit is sold all over china town here that is brought in from Jamaica and Mexico but I would guess that March is too early for these fruit to be ripe  from Mex/Jam. Anyone know where the March jakfruit  are being imported from?
The fruit are not great but pretty good. I have purchased 4 large chunks, once a week during March, and all 4 occasions, the fruit was crunchy, appeared to be slightly under ripe, zero latex, and very small seeds.
I am not sure if the zero latex/small seeds was a function of the fruit being under ripe or if that is just how this variety of jakfruit is.

[JF]

Hi lycheeluva

I think they are coming from Mexico. I had some jackfruit in Chinatown last week and a few weeks before in a Cambodian temple that they grew in their yard.

[waldi1]

Hi Lycheeluva,
Just registered yesterday to this forum.
I'm in Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa ,250 km north of Acapulco and I have already very sweet Jackfruits and all araund the region you can buy now Jackfruits on the road side
Saludos
Helmut

[JF]

Hi Lycheeluva,
Just registered yesterday to this forum.
I'm in Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa ,250 km north of Acapulco and I have already very sweet Jackfruits and all araund the region you can buy now Jackfruits on the road side
Saludos
Helmut

Bienvenido al foro waldi1. if i may sidetrack from the subject, do you have Panama mango variety in your region?

[MMMMommy]

Jackfruits are currently being on-sale at a super market near my house for $.79/lb!

[lycheeluva]

I stand corrected! surprised such a large fruit can ripen so early

[waldi1]

lycheeluva, Not that I know,The kind of mangoes produced comercially here in Guerrero are;
Manila,Ataulfo,Haden,Petacon,Keith,Tommy and Atkins.

[fruitlovers]

I stand corrected! surprised such a large fruit can ripen so early

In the tropics there are jackfruits ripening year round, there are just more of them during summer.

[luc]

I stand corrected! surprised such a large fruit can ripen so early

In the tropics there are jackfruits ripening year round, there are just more of them during summer.

Correct Oscar , we have Jacks al the time , price is dirt cheap , I sell them 50 pesos ( 4 dollar ) for the whole fruit , there is a large growing area 1 hour driving north of Puerto Vallarta . People with large plantations around here have mostly chopped them down , same with a lot of mango plantations .
 
Nice to see you on the forum Helmut .

[FloridaGreenMan]

Here are some J-31 Jaks on my tree today. The big one should be ripe soon and weighs over 20lbs (9kgs). These are some of the best Jaks!
     

[lycheeluva]

nice jak FGM.
$4 a fruit?
wow- my local grocery is selling them for $2.50 a pound which works out at about $50 for a fruit.

[waldi1]

hi luc,
Thank's for welcoming me.
Would like to visit you again but still don't know when.
Helmut

[eNorm]

I saw Jackfruits by the pallet here this past weekend in So. California.  They're from Mexico and selling for $0.79/per pound.  I was tempted to buy one, but didn't feel like doing all the cleaning. 

[lycheeluva]

cool pic