Avocado

Spain's avocado campaign is currently in full swing with the harvest of the Hass variety. The drought and lack of water resources in Malaga have led growers to diversify their production in other regions, such as the Region of Valencia, where FreshPlaza visited the facilities of Grupo
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Water has always been a precious commodity in the Spanish region of Andalusia, but never more so than in these times of scarcity, which is making "growers feel suffocated," says Francisco García, a tropical fruit producer from the municipality of La Herradura, Almuñécar. read more

Calavo Growers, Inc., a global player in the avocado-industry and provider of convenient, ready-to-eat fresh food, today announced that it is exploring a sale of its Fresh Cut Business (formerly “RFG”) to F&S Fresh Foods. read more

The agri-food cooperative Anecoop will take advantage of its presence at Fruit Logistica to present the new addition to its line of V Range specialities Ysi? by Bouquet (Easy by Bouquet for the international market): Pea-a-Mole. read more

Anecoop has launched a high-protein vegetable spread that combines the goodness of peas and avocados. Pea-Mole, made up of 95 per cent fresh ingredients, is the latest addition to the company’s Easy by Bouquet convenience range. read more

South African avocado farmers are gearing up for their inaugural export to Japan, with the first shipment scheduled for June. However, the readiness of Durban port is a significant concern. The government has recently allocated funds to improve port functionality, but the slow turnaround time
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The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has deregistered the Avocado Association of Kenya (ASOK) over claims of misconduct and breach of membership laws. read more

The Granada Más Association is delighted to announce the inaugural International Congress of Subtropical Crops, scheduled for May 15 and 16, 2024. The prestigious event will take place at the Granada Congress Palace and will bring together the world's leading experts in the cultivation of
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Last season’s (2023) agricultural campaign posed significant challenges for blueberry and avocado crops in northern Peru due to adverse weather conditions. As the 2024 season beckons Lizzeth Miranda, a Peruvian Agroindustrial Engineer says: “The lessons were learned last season that
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Asociación Granada Más is pleased to announce the first International Subtropical Congress, scheduled for 15-16 May 2024. The prestigious event will take place at the Palacio de Congresos de Granada and will bring together the world's leading experts in the cultivation of subtropical crops.
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The total turnover of fruit and vegetable producers rose by 9% to 4.2 billion euros in 2023 Dutch trading companies imported fruit and vegetables worth 10.6 billion euros last year. This was an increase of 6% compared to 2022. Most of this was tropical fruit (avocado,
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The South African Subtropical Growers Association (Subtrop) has cautioned that avocados will be scarce from January to mid-February before the new season commences. read more

KRONEN GmbH will premiere a fully automatic robotics solution for processing avocados and other types of fruit at the Fruit Logistica 2024 in Berlin. Not all of the new products that will be showcased are going to be revealed in advance. In fact, one world premiere will not be uncovered until
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Food tech startup Ovavo, based in New Zealand, is innovating with a freeze-dried avocado powder. Using vacuum technology and sub-zero temperatures, the company dehydrates avocado flesh into a concentrated powder. The process transforms ice crystals in the frozen avocado into vapor, which is then
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South African avocados are celebrating their second win: the country has gained market access for its avocados to Japan. read more

Specialist TFC Holland's exotics category has grown strongly in recent years. This Dutch company is, thus, working on expanding its storage and ripening capacity. Last year, the wholesaler took a new location into use in the Netherlands. It includes artificial intelligence-based avocado and
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Tropical fruit cultivation has been growing in Spain for years, spearheaded by avocados, which in 2022 accounted for more than 19,500 hectares in the country. In recent years, in fact, official data reveal an interesting development of the acreage. Since the year 2000, when the avocado acreage
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The Dai-Lahu-Va Autonomous County of Menglian, located in Pu'er City of southwest China's Yunnan Province, is making a name for itself as a hotspot for avocado cultivation. This year, the county is set to harvest over 10,000 tonnes of avocado fresh fruits, resulting in estimated earnings
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The Department of Agriculture has announced the lifting of the ban on South African Hass avocado exports to Japan. The ban was lifted at the end of November last year, with both nations agreeing on a work plan to ensure the correct implementation of export protocols. read more

New year and new appointment with the Macfrut Academyl innovative digital training platform of Macfrut dedicated to the international fruit and vegetable supply chain through exclusive and strategic contents. On Thursday 18 January at 5 pm the spotlight will be on the European market of
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