Avocado
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 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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Eric Imbert joins WAC programme
2023-02-14 02:00
The “golden age” for the avocado category is over, according to international agri-economics researcher Eric Imbert.
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“Our second season for Tanzanian avocados is coming up”
2023-02-14 00:00
The second import season of avocados from Tanzania has started, as more shipments make their way to India: “We’re one of the major importers of avocados in India. We have received the first shipment of Tanzania avocados recently. The first batch has good quality and dry matter content," says
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AURUM avocados and mangoes stroll through Barcelona
2023-02-14 00:00
For some time now, the people of Barcelona have been able to contemplate the image of the delicious AURUM Avocados and Mangoes strolling around their city.
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Peru poised for big rise in avocado shipments
2023-02-13 11:00
Peru is on course to export 624,000 tonnes of Hass avocados in 2023, according to ProHass. This is an increase of 12.5 per cent increase on last year’s total and almost double the 338,549 tonnes shipped in 2018.
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Valentine's Day and Super Bowl promotions characterized this week
2023-02-13 00:00
Valentine's Day and the Super Bowl promotions lined up this week for colorful displays of sweet treats and savory snacks. Sweethearts could find roses and tulips to be abundant, along with other Valentine's favorites like raspberries, cherries, strawberries, asparagus, and grapes. Football fans
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Don't let the Lamb Hass campaign suffer from haste
2023-02-13 00:00
The Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) and the Avocado Producers' Association (ASOPROA) urge the whole sector -farmers, commercial operators and distribution chains- to "work seriously and professionally to achieve a campaign for the avocado variety that will be of the highest quality".
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Myanmar exports 50 tons of avocados to Malaysia
2023-02-13 00:00
The Myanmar Avocado Producer and Exporter Association (MAPEA) says that avocados produced in Myanmar were being exported only to Malaysia under an MOU. In this avocado season, 50 tons of avocados were exported to Malaysia by air freight in two batches and the last batch will be exported in the
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Peru: 624,000 tonnes of Hass avocados expected for export
2023-02-13 00:00
This would be a 12.5% increase on the previous year and almost double the 338,549 tonnes shipped in 2018, eurofruit refers to ProHass.
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Members of the global avocado community attending the World Avocado Congress NZ 2023 can expect to be challenged by Eric Imbert, an international researcher; agri-economics and food technologies engineer, and the latest addition to the keynote speaker line-up.
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PICO, the largest strawberry exporter and the frontrunner of fruit industry in Egypt, launches avocado
2023-02-10 13:00
PICO Modern Agriculture, established in 1974, was the pioneer in planting locally non-existing varieties of fruit in desert Egyptian land. “We have a dynamic portfolio,” states Muhammad Galal Fayed, regional sales manager. “We are obsessed by introducing new varieties, thus boosting the
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New project in Kenya and Rwanda sets out to teach avocado and mango farmers climate-smart practices
2023-02-10 00:00
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the Center for International Forest Research (CIFOR) - in collaboration with the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology - have launched a project to empower avocado and mango farmers in Kenya and Rwanda on climate-smart practices to boost
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With the Big Game taking place this Sunday, supplies of avocados--a popular food associated with Super Bowl Sunday--are ample. “The quality of avocados from Mexico has been great and supply is plentiful across all sizes and grades,” says Hector Soltero, vice president of sales planning with
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Ilip launches Smart Ripe Trolley
2023-02-09 23:00
Italian-based Ilip has unveiled the Smart Ripe Trolley.
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Mission announces South African expansion
2023-02-08 03:00
Mission Produce has announced a joint venture with South African farming company ZZ2 Boerdery (ZZ2) private equity firm Criterion Africa Partners (CAP) to develop avocado production in South Africa.
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Top 20 European importers Peruvian blueberries
2023-02-08 00:00
Who are the biggest European importers of blueberries from Peru? After avocados, Eder Rios also listed the biggest European importers based on export statistics, including the requisite Dutch importers. Camposol is still at quite a lonely height, but who else are in the top 20?
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"We have managed to set up important sales lines of biodynamic kumquat with supermarkets"
2023-02-08 00:00
While avocados and mangoes are the most widespread subtropical crops in the Spanish Axarquia region, there is a wide range of tropical and exotic fruits growing there. "We started growing kumquat 20 years ago," says German Mathias Trumper, of the company Giallo Royal. "We were practically
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The European market offers excellent potential for Mexican fruit. That became clear during the Mexican Business Forum, organized by United Producers of Mexico. At the Dutch Chamber of Commerce building, Mexican exporters, Dutch importers, and other interested parties met on Tuesday, February 6.
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