Avocado

Karakuta, located in Juja, Kiambu County, 45 minutes from the capital city of Nairobi, is one of the fastest growing agribusinesses in Kenya, specialised in Hass avocados, as well as fresh herbs. The plantation consists of 15,000, five-year old avocado trees, fully irrigated, with the fruit sold
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In response to conflicts between avocado farmers in Murang'a County and Kenya Revenue Authority officials regarding the Electronic Tax Invoice Management System mandated by the Finance Act 2023, Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has initiated a task force. This collective aims to resolve… read more

The organic avocado campaign is nearing its end on the coast of Granada, with very high average prices, but with volumes falling short of what was initially expected. Meanwhile, Granada's organic vegetable export season is also drawing to a close, with generally unsatisfactory prices since the
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La Unió Llauradora has achieved that the Regional Ministry of Agriculture publishes for the first time since week 9 of this year -26th February to 3rd March- the quotations at origin of the avocado produced in the Comunitat.
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The automated, robot-based solution offers many advantages over conventional processing: it is maximally hygienic, reliable, flexible and consistently delivers high quality and a high yield. Another reason for developing an automated solution:
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Kakuzi, an agro-food processor based in Muranga, is poised to export its inaugural shipment of avocados to India by the end of this month. The consignment will include twenty tons of the Hass avocado variant, destined for Nhava Sheva port. Chris Flowers, the managing director, emphasized the
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At the fruit and vegetable department, it has happened to everyone to wonder how ripe the fruit is and, punctually, to make a mistake by buying the wrong product. From now on, this may no longer be a problem.
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At the fruit and vegetable department, it has happened to everyone to wonder how ripe the fruit is and, punctually, to make a mistake by buying the wrong product. From now on, this may no longer be a problem.
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Kakuzi, an agro-food processor based in Muranga, is poised to export its inaugural shipment of avocados to India by the end of this month. The consignment will include twenty tons of the Hass avocado variant, destined for Nhava Sheva port. Chris Flowers, the managing director, emphasized the
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Too hard, too green, or overripe: finding the perfect avocado in the supermarket is sometimes a struggle. Supermarket chain Jumbo, however, has found a handy solution. From now on, their Ranst and Veurne stores in Belgium will boast an X-ray device that tells you exactly what your avocado looks
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Contraction of volumes persuperfruit, superfood and spices, among the 7 clusters surveyed by the latest edition of GS1 Italy's Immagino Observatory, the six-monthly study that monitors consumption phenomena in the large-scale retail trade, cross-referencing information on digitised product labels from the
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Contraction of volumes persuperfruit, superfood and spices, among the 7 clusters surveyed by the latest edition of GS1 Italy's Immagino Observatory, the six-monthly study that monitors consumption phenomena in the large-scale retail trade, cross-referencing information on digitised product labels from the
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The season’s first containers of South African avocados destined for the EU and the UK will be arriving in ports next week. read more

The Moroccan avocado season ended earlier than expected this year. The reason is that, despite abundant production, volumes were fully sold out. Yassin Chaib, an avocado producer based in Larache, looks back on a very successful season. Chaib said: "Most producers have now exhausted their
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South African avocados arrived last week on a European market that had been unusually devoid of avocados. Due to an expectation of fewer Mexican avocados available to supply the United States, Peru will naturally prefer to fill the gap in North America rather having to navigate the Panama Canal
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On March 12, the Avocado Producers Association ASOPROA officially introduced the Aguacates CV quality brand at the Sinyent facilities in the municipality of Polinyà del Xúquer. According to the association's president, Celestino Recatalá, "this quality brand aims to differentiate the quality
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The Kenyan avocado export avocado season opened on 1st March 2024 and will run until November 2024. There has recently been an uptick in demand for clean-quality seedlings and the government intervention of supplying quality seedlings to farmers was well received by farmers. This improved the
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The Avocado Producers Association (ASOPROA) has just presented the new brand of origin and quality 'Avocados CV' with the aim of guaranteeing a greater economic viability to the farmers who bet on avocados.
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There are plans to set up a 100-hectare avocado production facility in Sicily and sell the fruit to customers throughout Italy. read more

A leading international kiwifruit marketer plans to establish 100ha of avocado production in Sicily and sell the fruit to customers across Italy. read more