Market: Global
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What really makes açaí sustainable — and what we still don’t know
Intense management, certification, traceability: what science actually shows about açaí’s sustainability — and what we still can’t answer.
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Wild, managed, or cultivated: what changes in açaí production
Not all açaí from native areas is untouched, and cultivation does not automatically mean artificialization. Learn how species, environment, and management shape production.
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The peconha technique: tradition and safety
The peconha is part of traditional açaí harvesting and reveals a riverside craft shaped by knowledge, production scale, and documented occupational risks.
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Açaí harvest season: why price and supply vary
Anyone who buys açaí regularly notices something quickly: the price doesn’t behave the same way all year. In some months, the fruit shows up in force, pulp moves easily, and the product feels less pressured. In other stretches, supply tightens, the price climbs, and every link in the chain feels it, from producer to consumer.…
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Açaí in the Amazon: how it’s grown and harvested
Where and how açaí grows The açaí palm (Euterpe oleracea) grows naturally in the Amazon’s várzea — floodplains along the estuary’s rivers that flood seasonally — mainly in the state of Pará, with smaller occurrences in Amapá, Amazonas, Acre, and Maranhão. According to an article by Amanda Paiva Quaresma and Ana Margarida Castro Euler, a…
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What’s Really in an Açaí Bowl?
Order the same thing in two different places and you might end up with two very different bowls. The explanation isn’t in the name — it’s in what actually goes into it. Order an açaí bowl at one juice bar, then order another a few blocks away at a smoothie shop. The name on the…
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What is açaí: origin, culture, and why it became a global trend
Açaí is the fruit of Euterpe oleracea, a palm species in the Arecaceae family native to the Amazon region, particularly the seasonally flooded várzea floodplains along the rivers of the Amazon estuary. The palm can grow up to 25 meters tall and produces clusters of small, dark purple berries — the source of the pulp…