Avocado news – Page 119
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Peruvian asparagus recovery
Problems with obtaining financing and loans over recent seasons have taken their toll on Peru's asparagus production, but growers are hopeful for 2001.
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NZ sees fruit export revenue grow
Horticulture exports are making up an important share of New Zealand's overall food and fibre trade with fruit taking the lions share.
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Chilean exports rise on 1999-2000
Sendings of fruit from Chile for the season to January 7 rose by almost a third on last season, but volumes to Europe are sliding.
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Martex buys leading Puerto Rican mango business
Martex Farms has purchased Pango Mango, the largest exporter of mangoes out of Puerto Rico. Martex is a major supplier to Birmingham-based Minor, Weir & Willis.
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Chile back on track
Chilean fruit exports are expecting a return to normal for the 2000-01 season.
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New sales format heads for Midlands
Following a successful roll-out in Bristol in April this year, the UK branch of Israeli exporter, Agrexco is extending its revised market sales structure to Birmingham.
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SAAGA hails campaign a success
The South African Growers' Association's 2000 UK promotional campaign is welcomed as another success.
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Mexican avocados still on target says MWW
Mexican avocado shortfall unlikely to affect exports to European destinations, according to UK importer Minor, Weir & Willis.
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SAAGA slows avo sendings
Oversupply of avocados on the UK market has prompted South African growers to take action.
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Chile steps up fly fight
Agriculture authorities in Chile are increasing manpower in order to prevent the spread of Mediterranean fruit fly into fruit-growing areas.
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Tough times for Med fly in Chile
A Chilean agronomist does not believe the recently discovered pest will find life in Chile sweet.
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South African SAAGA begins again in UK multiples
The South African Avocado Growers Association's starts its concentrated promotional campaign this month. It includes both an intensive public relations programme and in-store promotions with the multiples.
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The Federation of Canary Islands Producers renews contract with ABP
The Federation of Canary Islands Producers renews and extends its agreement with Associated British Ports.
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Canker crisis worsens
Four counties in Florida have been declared a disaster area as the citrus canker crisis worsens and quarantine areas are extended.
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Grape case accord at last
Ten years after a damaging poison scare in imported grapes, US authorities have made a first step towards a "definitive solution" with their Chilean counterparts.
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African avocados on song
South African avocados have survived the rains so far and are set to start exports at the end of the month.
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Chilean producers look to grapes
Frutera Del Norte (FDN), a new group of Chilean producers, is looking to export 1.6 million cartons of table grapes this season.
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Agrexco goes Ecofresh
Within one year all fresh produce exported by Agrexco, Israel's leading agricultural export company, will be marketed under its Ecofresh logo.
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Industry acts to save exotics
EU pesticide regulations threaten imports of exotic fruits and vegetables