Kiwifruit marketer moves into avocados as demand grows

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

Jingold, which supplies kiwifruit produced in Italy, Argentina and Chile to customers around the world, believes the new joint venture, called Agro Avo, can tap into growing demand for avocados among Italy’s almost 60m

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