Avocado
Tomra readies for World Avocado Congress
2023-03-16 01:00
Tomra Food is set to share its latest advances in post-harvest technology and present an academic paper regarding measurement methods for improving product quality at the upcoming World Avocado Congress.
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Heavy rain and flooding causes some delays in Peru’s fruit exports
2023-03-16 00:00
Extensive flooding across many parts of the north of Peru caused damage to key bridges and roads that caused delays of getting export crops such as table grapes, mangoes, avocados and asparagus to ports. Following heavy rains and flooding, caused by cyclone “Yaku” that formed off the coast
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'Papaya is becoming increasingly popular'
2023-03-15 00:00
According to EastFruit analysts, consumers all over the world continue to expand the range of fruits they buy. One of the fruits most loved by consumers living in temperate climates is exotic papaya.
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Peru: Avocado exports to start at an increased pace in 2023
2023-03-15 00:00
21,609,113 kg were exported in the first two months of 2023. This is an increase of 44.3 % compared to the 14,974,810 kg of the same period last year, reports agraria.pe with reference to the president of the consultancy Inform@cción, Fernando Cillóniz Benavides.
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Avocado balancing act
2023-03-14 11:00
Green gold: that is the media tag given to avocados thanks to the huge global demand for the fruit and the relatively high margins (in fresh produce terms) that can be made by producers.
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Kenya to export 20,000 tons of avocado to China this year
2023-03-14 00:00
Industry experts claim that Kenya will ship 20,000 tons of avocados to China this year. In a statement from the Department of African Affairs, the department's Director General Wu Peng said the first batch of the consignment has arrived in China. "With the arrival of the 1st batch of avocados
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"Last week we received the first avocados from Peru. We expect to bring 30% more avocado from this origin"
2023-03-14 00:00
The Peruvian avocado campaign is already underway for the Spanish firm Grupo Alcoaxarquía, which will soon start the first harvests of the Valencian Community, where it recently inaugurated its Alcoaxarquía Levante facilities. The company has also just announced the opening of Alcoaxarquía
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Papaya is becoming increasingly popular – who are the main exporters and importers?
2023-03-14 00:00
According to EastFruit analysts, consumers all over the world continue to expand the range of fruits they buy. One of the fruits most loved by consumers living in temperate climates is exotic papaya.
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Westfalia Fruit India marks beginning of another strong and exciting avocado season
2023-03-14 00:00
Westfalia Fruit India is delighted to announce the arrival of the first avocado container of the season from Tanzania and parallel, the first air shipments to India from Westfalia Fruit Peru have been received, marking the beginning of another strong and exciting season, for 2023.
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Australian avocados clinch India access
2023-03-13 07:00
Australia’s avocado industry is celebrating the news that India has opened its doors to its Hass avocados.
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FAO/OECD: Avocados will be the most traded food in 2030
2023-03-13 00:00
With 12 million tonnes of production and 3.9 million tonnes for export, it will surpass pineapple and mango in terms of volume. This would triple the volume of cultivation within 20 years, according to the report "Agricultural Outlook 2021-2030" by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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AVA-ASAJA calls for maximum prevention measures to face a pest which affects citrus, kaki, and avocado
2023-03-13 00:00
The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA) calls for extreme control measures to stop the advance of the Scirtothrips aurantii quarantine pest, which has expanded both geographically and in the number of crops it's affecting since it was detected in Spain in 2020.
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FAO/OECD: Avocados to be most traded food in 2030
2023-03-13 00:00
With 12 million tonnes of production and 3.9 million tonnes for export, it will surpass pineapple and mango in terms of volume. This would triple the volume of cultivation within 20 years, according to the report "Agricultural Outlook 2021-2030" by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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A new, large-scale avocado project has been launched by Valle del Guadiana in the Spanish municipalities of Ayamonte and Villablanca. "We have a total of 430 hectares between our three farms: La Torre, La Janera and La Chacoca. Of these, 330 have already been planted with Hass avocados, and the
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Australian avocados gain entry into Indian market
2023-03-13 00:00
Australian avocados gained entry into the Indian market this weekend, though final approval is subject to the success of ten trial shipments. Exporters and industry bodies have commended the Australian and Indian governments on reaching this agreement.
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Avocado will become the most traded fruit by 2030
2023-03-13 00:00
According to the Agricultural Outlook 2021-2030 report of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development-OECD and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), avocados will become the most marketed fruit by 2030.
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By July 2023, 80,000 - 100,000 tons of Jalisco avocados expected to be exported to US
2023-03-10 00:00
According to the most recent data from FAOSTAT, global avocado production increased to nearly 8.7 million tons in 2021 from 8.1 million tons in 2020. Mexico was the main producer, at 2.4 million tons. This plays a large factor as to why Mexico is a huge contributor to world avocado exports.
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Peruvian avocado producers committed to expanding the campaign window with more varieties
2023-03-10 00:00
In Peru, companies such as Agrícola Cerro Prieto are expanding their avocado varietal portfolio to extend the campaign's commercial window. The export volume skyrockets from the first half of May to the end of July, so any fruit that is exported outside that period, especially in the first
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The South African Cotonet (Delottococcus aberiae) is not the only pest present in this third country that is wreaking havoc on European citriculture. The Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) is calling for more control measures to halt the advance of the pest in South Africa.
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Sri Lanka cultivates Australian ‘Hass’ avocados
2023-03-10 00:00
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Agriculture has initiated a program to cultivate Australian ‘Hass’ avocado varieties with the aim of boosting foreign earnings through more exports. Dharma Wanninayake, Agriculture Ministry Media Secretary: “Under the agricultural sector modernization
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