Avocado news – Page 110
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ArticleRed hot winter for Israel
The UK arms of Israeli exporters are no longer solely handlers of Israeli product, as they respond to the demand for 12-month market presence. But now is the time to talk about their home-grown crop and Kathy Hammond finds out what the UK market can expect.
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What’s in a name? The key to maximum sales performance
My tour round the branches this week brought home the fact that there are not only new products coming on the shelf, but also
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ArticleFyffes in major Scots commitment
Fyffes’s Edinburgh operations are set to benefit from a huge investment and major relocation programme.
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ArticleChile builds on avo presence
The largest-ever volumes of Chilean avocados are earmarked for the UK this season. And the Chilean Hass Avocado Committee (CHAC) has rolled up its sleeves for a strong promotional push. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleSouthampton awaits Canary Island salads
First arrivals of Canary Islands tomatoes are expected into ABP Southampton on October 23.
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ArticleChile in avo record
Industry leaders in Chile say the country is set to produce its largest crop of Hass this season.
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ArticlePassionfruit opportunity for Kenya
Focusing on sea freight and EurepGAP could be the answer for Kenya's passionfruit growers.
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Can retailers always deliver a point of difference?
Nowadays, supermarkets are more than prepared to introduce their products and growers in far greater detail to the buying
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Allfresh! gets the message
One of the key aims of the Allfresh! Conference, at Sun City in South Africa last week, was to provide the production sector with an in-depth view of current influences on consumer choices.
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ArticleIsrael on slow road to recovery
Reconstructing and recovering the war damages to the agricultural infrastructure in Israel’s war-damaged northern region will require from three-to-five years, according to minister of agriculture Shalom Simhon.
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Avocado in a can
A processing method that makes it possible to can avocados - apparently without losing any nutrients - has been developed by food engineers in Argentina.
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ArticleConsumers keep up avocado appetite
The UK has become an increasingly attractive market for key avocado producers. With Israel, Peru and Chile all looking to increase their presence this year, Doris Lee Butterworth talks to leading growers and exporters about market conditions.
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All singing, all dancing - cherries on parade
there’s no doubt that cherries are a favourite fruit, both in terms of customer demand and for retailers, because of the
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ArticleBees running short
HortResearch New Zealand scientists are warning that there is likely be a major shortage of bees for pollination of export crops in the next 10 years.
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ArticleIsraeli avocados to break 10-year record
Avocado yields in Israel are expected to reach a decade-record of 90,000-100,000 tonnes in the 2005-06 season.
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ArticleChileans answer avo concerns
The Chilean Hass Avocado Committee (CHAC) has spoken out to ease concerns expressed in the Chilean press that its growers are heading for over-production in an already over-supplied world market.
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ArticleTransforming the future
For South Africa transformation is no longer just a buzzword but a necessary component of the future sustainability of its economy. But, while the horticulture industry is ploughing ahead with a variety of projects towards this goal, some say the overall management of the process leaves a lot to be desired. Elspeth Waters reports from South Africa.
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ArticleChannel Four host fronts summer avo promo
The South African Avocado Growers’ Association (SAAGA) is hoping to make this year’s Summer Avocado Month campaign in July even more successful than last year, by enlisting the support of Channel Four presenter Nicky Hambleton-Jones.
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ArticleSA avos ticking over
The South African avocado industry has settled into a comfortable state, where volumes are ticking over and customer relations are strong. It can boast some of the latest developments in R&D and continues to plough ahead in Fairtrade and biological methods. But will this be enough to sustain it longterm? Elspeth Waters visited the main growing region to find out.
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ArticleMehadrin to become Israel's largest citrus exporter
Israeli firm Mehadrin is in an "advanced stages of negotiations" to purchase Tnuport's part in the partnership known as Mehadrin-Tnuport Export (MTE).