Avocado news – Page 104
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ArticleUS signals green light for Peru avocados
More than eight years after Peru’s request, the USDA has formally proposed granting entry to the South American country’s Hass avocados
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ArticleCalavo reveals record results
Fourth-quarter net income jumps 235 per cent with revenue up 10 per cent compared with the previous year
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ArticleCalifornia avo crop to hit 20-year low
The combination of a water shortage and an unexpected heatwave are expected to lead to California’s smallest avocado crop in 20 years
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ArticleChilean avocados take a plunge
The Chilean Hass Avocado Association has had to drastically cut its production forecast for the 2008/09 season, following an audit of avocado groves in Chile.
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ArticleFrost hits Chile's Hass avocado yield
A revised forecast for the 2008/09 season has predicted that Chilean Hass avocado exports will hit 85,000 tonnes
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Mexican avocados on the rise
Mexican Hass avocado production is set to hit a record high this season despite potentially harsh weather conditions.
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ArticleKatopé Malet Azoulay unveils name change
Katopé Malet Azoulay is changing its name to become Univeg Katopé (UK) Ltd and launching a new UK subsidiary of the Univeg group: Univeg Direct (UK) Ltd.
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ArticleOrganics bear fruit for Agrexco
The organics market is gathering pace for Israeli marketer Agrexco-Carmel this winter, with organic Wonderful pomegranates due to be added to the line-up next week.
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Public will be tough to win over
I experienced a distinct feeling of déjà vu while following the escapades of Sainsbury’s, which hit upon the idea of
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ArticleChilean avos in for the long haul
An expected lack of demand for Chilean avocados in the UK could overshadow the start of the season, despite recent media coverage on the fruit’s health benefits.
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ArticleSoccer to drive Chilean avocado sales in US
The Chilean Avocado Importers Association in the US has linked up with the American Youth Soccer Association to promote the fruit through youth soccer
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ArticleHigh-street big guns change airfreight stance
The Fresh Produce Consortium and Ghanaian fresh-cut fruit exporter Blue Skies have helped to influence two high-profile high-street names to alter their stances on airfreighted fresh produce.
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ArticleMálaga avocado crop set for increase
The Spanish province of Málaga is predicting an improved avocado harvest this season, thanks in large part to recent heavy rains
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ArticleTreading cautiously
Israel enjoys a receptive and enthusiastic response to its winter crops in the UK but, as Doris Lee Butterworth discovers, the global credit crunch may have an adverse impact on exports this season.
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ArticleStormy ride for traders looks set to keep rolling
Exotics traders are predicting a difficult ride over the next few months, as sales over the last quarter suggest high-end goods are no longer top priority on shopping lists. But there are still some reasons to be cautiously optimistic. Laura Gould reports.
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ArticleCanaries out of tune
Exporters are in a reflective mood as the first loads of Canary Islands tomatoes begin landing on UK shores. Having endured four difficult seasons, it is make or break time for some growers. Doris Lee Butterworth speaks to leading producers and exporters to see what lies in store.
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ArticleUS postpones Peru avocado access
The US market now looks likely to open during the middle of next year, six months later than previously anticipated
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Israel hosts world avo meeting
Israel played host to the 2008 annual meeting of AMaPwg (Avocado Marketing and Promotion working group) in the last week of September, as the first shipment of the newly Israeli avocados season arrived into Europe.
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ArticleMexico gears up for US avocado market gains
The industry expects to achieve at least a 55 per cent share of the US avocado market this year
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Avocado players meet in Israel
Representatives from eight avocado producing countries met in Israel at the end of September to devise ways to increase consumption