Avocado news – Page 124
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Fascinated by summer growth
I've been fascinated this long hot summer watching the growth of prepared fruits in salads. There was a time when retailers seemed to have problems coming up with the right sort of packaging to give a reasonable length of shelf-life without leaking all over the fitment.
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Don't fall into the apathy trap
Pesticides and waste are two subjects about which it is understandable if your first reaction is to hide your head under the
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ArticleBristol Fruit Sales in major shake-up
West Country wholesaler and catering supplier Bristol Fruit Sales has invested heavily in a major restructure.
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ArticleMexico adds to avo mix
Serious shortages have characterised the UK avocado market this year, and as the supply window turns to Mexico, hopes are now pinned on the world's largest avocado producer to maintain volumes, quality and crucially, a stable price. Emma Hardy investigates.
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ArticleTesco push for SA avocados
South African avocados are the focus of a major consumer promotion at Tesco.
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Israel up for a hot summer
Increased specialisation and a finely honed product portfolio have contributed to the success of Israeli produce in recent years. And with avocados, mangoes and grapes proving more popular by the year, it seems that nothing can sate the UK demand for these eagerly anticipated summer lines. Emma Hardy reports.
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South Africans report slight crop decrease
The SA avocado industry estimates its crop will be slightly lower than last year, but the pattern normally associated with "off-years" such as this one is not being followed.
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Southampton clinches new deal
Southampton has secured a three-year extension to its Canary Islands contract.
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Da Gama oils SA avocado machine
The South African avocado industry has an increasingly interesting outlet in the oil field.
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Avocado campaign hikes summer sales
The South African Avocado Growers' Association's annual promotional campaign has doubled summer sales of avocado in the last eight years.
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Get off the bench and make a mark
The increasing power of the leading retailers is always put firmly in perspective when results time comes around each year.
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Avocado SAAGA begins
The start of the 2003 season for South Africa avocados sees the South African Avocado Growers' Association (SAAGA) quietly confident of a strong demand for quality fruit and a slightly smaller crop than 2002.
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The poor relation of trade shows
Having circulated around IFE this week I could not escape the feeling that fresh fruit and vegetables have become the poor
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NZ horticulture diversifying
Preliminary figures from New Zealand's first agricultural census in eight years show the country's NZ$2billion (£637million) horticulture export industry is growing increasingly diverse as top fruit acreage declines and land given over to kiwifruit remains static.
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Keevy SAAGA ends
Chris Keevy has stepped down as ceo of the South Africa Avocado Growers' Association after five successful years at the helm.
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Sainsbury's barking for health
Sainsbury's has introduced on-shelf health mesages across its fresh produce department
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Grapes hold shelf-life key
Apples and a host of other produce could stay fresher for longer thanks to grapes, recent research has found.
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Israeli avocado drop
New season avocados from Carmel Agrexco are now established on the UK market and volumes are likely to be slightly below those of last year, said the exporter.
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Caribbean dry spell
Crops in the Caribbean's largest islands are looking for additional moisture this hurricane season, according to reports from US agronomists and meteorologists.