Avocado

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? read more

Menengai, owned by businessman Jaswant Rai, is among the fresh produce firms that are eyeing the lucrative Chinese market after Kenya was allowed to export fresh avocado to the Asian nation last year. The Rai family has expanded into avocado farming in the Menengai Orchards in Nakuru County. The
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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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LinkThings, an innovative company specializing in supply chain technology, today introduces a new multilingual platform, Coldcha 2.0. read more

Avocados are now a major cash crop in Menglian county, Yunnan province, which has been growing the fruit since 2014. With a seasonal output of 15,000 tons, it is currently China's largest avocado growing area. The avocado is recent introduction to local residents, who have traditionally relied
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The ongoing demonstrations inside Peru have had a clear impact on the country's fruit exports. According to Fresh Fruit Peru, the road blockades in particular have played a large part in this. read more

Tomorrow will mark two months of a deep political crises in Peru with the fresh produce export sector calling for peace. Leading the call for peace on behalf of Peru’s table grapes, blueberry, mango, avocado, exotic and other fresh fruit and vegetable export industries is Alejandro Fuentes,
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Western Australia is all but finished with the Hass avocado harvest. As North Queensland gets underway with the Shepard variety, Bundaberg (East QLD) will start the Shepard harvest on 1st March. read more

Soon, the cute dog characters from the Disney classic "101 Dalmatians" will decorate the packaging of the premium fruit and vegetable brand SanLucar as well as various retail outlets in Germany and Austria. The deliciously sweet strawberries, pineapples, blueberries, mangoes and avocados from
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F.lli Orsero presents the avocado for Valentine's Day: a limited edition, sustainable, plastic-free pack, 100% recyclable paper, printed with vegetable-based inks. Inside is also a recipe to savour. read more

This year’s programme will kick off with a virtual discussion on avocados on 23 February. Representatives of companies and trade associations will come together from 9-11am. Registration coming soon. read more

According to SanLucar, it is now making a point - quite a few points to be precise. Soon, the four-legged main characters from Disney's classic film 101 Dalmatians will adorn point of sale, packaging, tags and signs. Under the motto "Delicious to the point and
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Whether importing blueberries from Peru, avocados from Mexico, or strawberries from Egypt; Jerome de Graaf of StoneX sees that financial transactions are still very often paid in the 'major' currencies such as the euro and dollar. "Then you think you have made a good deal, but money is left on
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Mission Produce is set to roll out a “game-changing” ripening solution for avocados. read more

Heavy rain has continued to hit New Zealand's North Island causing landslides, floods and infrastructure damage, a state of emergency was declared in Auckland at the weekend and four people have lost their lives so far. read more

Mission Produce is announcing the testing results of its Mission Control ripening technology and management process, confirming its ability to accelerate avocado ripening and improve product uniformity. Mission Control will be implemented for the first time in the company’s newest forward
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“Haklaey Granot” (Granot Farmers) is an Israeli company marketing fruits and vegetables directly to food chains and to the wholesaler markets. It has recently invested in Neolithics Company, who developed a unique technology for advanced quality control of fresh produce. read more

Avocados are long associated with the Big Game and Avocados From Mexico just revealed its Big Game Teaser featuring actress and avocado lover, Anna Faris of Scary Movie and Mom fame. The :30 teaser is part of the brand’s perfectly ripe campaign designed to show how avocados make everything
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Avocados From Mexico (AFM) has launched the official teaser for its 2023 Big Game ad. The commercial, featuring actress and comedy star Anna Faris in her Big Game debut, is part of the brand’s perfectly ripe campaign designed to show how AFM makes everything better. read more

The early season crop forecast of this year’s California avocado production is in. The harvest estimate is 257 million pounds of avocados, which is a slight decrease compared to the 2021-22 season crop volume of 276 million pounds. read more