Avocado
Avocados among most important agri exports for Mexico in 2022
2023-02-22 00:00
Mexico registered record-high agri-food exports and exceeded 50 billion dollars for the first time in 2022. Beer, tequila, and avocados were the most important agri-food export products.
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"The extreme volatility in the avocado market is perhaps a sign of the 'boom and bust' to come"
2023-02-22 00:00
The price of Spanish fruit and vegetable products continues to spiral upward, given the natural slowdown in the production that happens during the coldest period of winter, as well as the end of the cycles, and avocados have not escaped this trend. "Right now, avocados cost as much as €3.50
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Kakuzi hosts Dalian Yidu Group
2023-02-21 05:00
Dalian Yidu Group has paid a visit to Kenyan avocado exporter Kakuzi as both parties look to accelerate trade.
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Australia’s Shepard avocados to be showcased in Hong Kong
2023-02-21 00:00
Australia’s Shepard avocado season has started and to showcase this special fruit Avocados Australia, Hort Innovation, Trade Investment Queensland and the Australian Trade and Investment Commission are
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Major Tropical Fruits market review, Preliminary results 2022
2023-02-21 00:00
The Intergovernmental Group on Bananas and Tropical Fruits, a sub-committee of the Committee on Commodity Issues, issues the Tropical Fruits Market Review on an annual basis to its members and observers (CCP).
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Costa may sell avocado farms
2023-02-21 00:00
Australian grower Costa Group, is to sell some avocado farms and focus instead on berries, citrus fruits and exports to China as it attempts to recover from La Niña rain bombs that hammered farmers and destroyed crops last year.
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How a New Zealand grower has built and is expanding a successful multi-fruit orchard
2023-02-21 00:00
A New Zealand fruit grower says that, while it was as challenging season weather-wise for its blueberry crop, they were still able to produce strong volumes.
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"Production will triple by 2024, which will allow us to have enough volume to export”
2023-02-21 00:00
Verdeflor plans to resume its Hass avocado, grape, asparagus, and pomegranate exports, which it had paused since 2020. This time, unlike years ago, it will export its own products from its fields located in Chao, Trujillo, and Huacho.
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Kenyan exporter aims to double avocado exports to China
2023-02-21 00:00
In an effort to quadruple its exports of avocados to China, the agricultural company Kakuzi is in discussions with a significant fresh product importer in China.
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Fall in New Zealand’s kiwifruit exports
2023-02-20 11:00
New Zealand’s prized kiwifruit suffered a disappointing 2022 in terms of exports. Figure from Stats NZ show that shipments of the fruit were down 5.1% year-on-year in value, with green kiwifruit sales plummeting by 24% in value to NZ$707.5m. Exports of gold kiwifruit were up by over 4%
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China: Avocado prices rise sharply, Australian prune market hit by Chilean stonefruit
2023-02-20 00:00
The imported fruit market has recently been dominated by imported stone fruits, among which prunes account for the largest proportion. Due to the late arrival of Australian prunes this year, the sales have been directly impacted by Chilean prunes. The arrivals of imported avocados have been low
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Peruvian avocado exports will increase again in 2023
2023-02-17 00:00
The Association of Hass Avocado Producers of Peru (ProHass) has forecast that the country will export 624,000 tons of avocado in 2023, i.e. 12.5% more than in 2022. Carlos Paredes Rosales said that this amount is almost twice as big as the 338,549 tons that the country shipped out in the 2018
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The export crop estimate for South Africa's new avocado crop is 17 million 4kg cartons, 5% higher than last season. Hass volumes are lower than last year, while Fuerte and Pinkerton volumes are looking favourable.
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Zimbabwe avocado exports last season exceeded projections, reaching 8,180 tonnes, according to the Horticulture Development Council (HDC).
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Westfalia Fruit is the world’s largest private investor in avocado research. The company’s research programme, based in South Africa, consists of a team of inhouse researchers, scientists and technicians who are aligned to several key academic research programmes globally. The team focus on
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Spreafico focuses on premium and avocado growth potential
2023-02-15 00:00
Fruit Logistica once again became a very important event for the entire supply chain thanks to the return in attendance, according to Spreafico, and was an opportunity to present some of the main projects. "Our specialisation in different product categories," says the managing director, "has made us a very important event.
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Westfalia with innovative agricultural R&D at FRUIT LOGISTICA
2023-02-15 00:00
As an investor in avocado research, Westfalia operates an internationally renowned research programme from South Africa, backed by a dedicated team of in-house researchers, scientists and technicians who work in global coordination on several key academic
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"More and more avocado growing companies from La Axarquia are acquiring land in Huelva"
2023-02-15 00:00
In October 2020, hand in hand with AGQ Labs and Natural Crops, Frutas Faustino, a partner of the Eurobanan group, launched Avofun Europe, an ambitious avocado cultivation project in the Spanish province of Huelva that today has a total of more than 150 hectares in Villablanca.
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Westfalia showcases avocado advances
2023-02-14 15:00
Westfalia Fruit’s world-renowned avocado research programme is making significant progress in improving the quality and sustainability of the company’s avocados.
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Fresh produce driving Peru’s export growth despite unrest
2023-02-14 08:00
Peru’s political turmoil in recent months has reduced exports, with year-on year falls of 6%, 19% and 8% in October, November and December, respectively. Nevertheless, agri-food exports have continued to grow. The total shipments for 2022 were worth US$ 8.53 billion, up 7.8% from 2021,
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