"There never was any ban, we simply didn’t have access which has now been granted"
South African avocados are celebrating their second win: the country has gained market access for its avocados to Japan.
“Due to the cold steri requirements, we will have to send fruit with high dry matter content,” explains Clive Garrett, marketing manager at avocado producer ZZ2.
“This means we will only be able to send avos later in our season, approximately
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