Avocado

Kenya is intensifying its efforts to improve port efficiency as the upcoming avocado harvesting season approaches, aiming to safeguard the quality of fruit and facilitate the export of perishable produce. Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade, and Industry Lee Kinyanjui emphasized the importance of efficient port operations. read more

"The market for Hass avocados is currently strong, particularly in Europe, where prices have remained stable for the last three or four weeks," explains Fernando Hidalgo, manager of Cultivemos. Peru's season started in November with avocados from the high Andes region, but now it is transitioning to the inter-Andean valleys. read more

Quality, sustainability, varietal innovation. With these fundamental principles, Apofruit Italia will participate in Fruit Logistica 2026 (Hall 2.2, booth A-40) with a wide range of products 100% made in Italy. An important novelty will be the Italian avocado project, currently in progress. read more

The avocado markets in Europe are predominantly influenced by limited supply due to unfavorable weather conditions in Spain and Morocco. In countries like Germany and the Netherlands, there are only enough avocados to meet the demand, as Spanish avocados are scarce and harvesting has been delayed, leading to supply constraints. read more

Rynek awokado w Kolumbii w 2026 roku zmaga się z redukcją produkcji, wysokimi międzynarodowymi cenami i rosnącymi kosztami produkcji. Według Luisa Carlosa Maya, dyrektora operacyjnego Westfalia Fruit Group Colombia, ten rok będzie trudniejszy dla branży niż pierwotnie zakładano. read more

Kalifornia jest domem dla bogatego przemysłu awokado, zdecydowana większość owoców uprawianych jest w południowo-wybrzeżnej części stanu. Jednak w ostatnich latach awokado zaczęło rosnąć dalej na północ, w regionie delty Sacramento. W zeszłym roku odbył się drugi komercyjny zbior w regionie. read more

Avocados will be a major highlight at this year's Latin festival in Auckland, where attendees can enjoy freshly made guacamole and participate in a cooking contest. At the event, guacamole will be made on the spot and served to visitors for tasting. There will also be a guacamole competition. read more

The Israeli avocado industry has been under growing pressure in the last decade due to increasing global demand, limited availability of suitable land, rising water costs, and the spread of soil-borne diseases. These challenges have led to a closer focus on orchard establishment practices. read more

Dr. Martín Mottura from Citrosol will be showcasing the company's avocado preservation solutions at the new Insights Stage during next week's Fruit Logistica. His presentation, titled "Technologies to reduce food losses in avocados," will provide a comprehensive overview of how innovative technologies can be applied to minimize food waste in avocados. read more

The 2025 Hass avocado season was a turning point for the Peruvian industry. With exports reaching 722,754 tons, a 38% increase from 2024, Peru solidified a trend that, as Arturo Medina, ProHass's general manager, explained, now reflects a structural shift rather than just cyclical. read more

The supply of avocados from Mexico remains robust. "Weather conditions have helped produce an excellent avocado harvest with great sizes, and we anticipate that the U.S. market will be well-supplied until the end of the season in June," says Aaron Acosta of Villita Avocados. In the current market, he... read more

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W ciągu ostatnich lat międzynarodowy sektor awokado dynamicznie się rozwijał, zmuszając firmy do opracowywania coraz bardziej precyzyjnych rozwiązań w celu optymalizacji procesów produkcyjnych. W tym scenariuszu Amenduni Nicola Spa ugruntowała swoją pozycję jako globalny dostawca mechanicznego wyciskania awokado. read more

Peru is preparing for a record-breaking avocado season, with production estimated to increase by up to 20%, as reported by the ProHass Association (Peruvian Association of Producers and Exporters) and cited by FreshFruitPortal. Europe and the United States remain central for exports, but... read more

Avocado and French beans are common crops in Rwanda, while strawberries are less prevalent. Evergreen Holding, the owner of AgriBloom Farms and Pure Harvest Farms, cultivates all three crops. AgriBloom Farms is currently utilizing 200 hectares of land in Bugesera, a region located southeast of Kigali. Out of this, 168 hectares are dedicated to agricultural activities. read more

Per capita consumption of fruit was 69 kg in 2024/2025. In contrast, per capita consumption of vegetables was 99 kg. At the same time, avocado consumption rose to 120,000 tons in 2024. Mathematically, this corresponds to about 1.5 kg of avocados per capita per year, while strawberries only read more

Aldi is digitizing its Asian supply chain operations by centralizing and automating key workflows. The global discount grocery giant plans to implement the TradeBeyond CBX order and logistics platform in its Aldi South Group, which oversees the retailer's operations in Asia. read more

Kenya is the largest avocado producer in Africa and ranks sixth globally. In 2023, the national output reached 632,953 metric tons, with 114,033 tons, or 21%, being exported. For 2025, production is projected to increase by about 4% to 585,000 tons, supported by expanded avocado acreage estimated at. read more

Green-skinned avocado varieties from Kenya, traditionally sold in the local market, have recently become more significant due to increasing foreign demand and attractive prices in the previous season, occasionally reaching levels as high as those of the Hass variety. This change has prompted growers to focus more on these varieties... read more

Heavy rainfall in Spain is having a negative impact on the cultivation of avocados. Xavier Halsberghe from the Spanish company Eurofresh stated, "When it rains, there is no harvesting. At the moment, there is a lot of rain and wind in Spain, which makes it almost impossible to pick." This has led to a decrease in the supply of avocados. read more