Avocado

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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The “golden age” for the avocado category is over, according to international agri-economics researcher Eric Imbert. read more

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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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. read more

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. read more

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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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. read more

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. read more

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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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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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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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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Italian-based Ilip has unveiled the Smart Ripe Trolley. read more

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.  read more

Hazel Technologies is teaming up with Sysco and Avocados from Mexico for a second year to help ensure the produce inside the collaboration’s annual, direct-to-consumer, Gametime Guac Box meal kit, stays optimally fresh from the time it ships to kick off of the Big Game. read more

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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A Mexican private citizen has filed a complaint over alleged environmental damage from avocado production under the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) free trade agreement. The unnamed complainant argues that Mexico does not properly apply its own environmental laws around protecting forestry
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Mission Produce, Inc, which sources, produces and distributes fresh Hass avocados with additional offerings in mangos and blueberries, announced a joint venture with ZZ2 Boerdery, a South African farming company and Criterion Africa Partners, a private equity firm developing assets within the
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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