Avocado news – Page 95
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ArticleYasi costs $10m to Australian avocados
It is estimated cyclone Yasi has caused A$10m of damage to the Australian avocado industry
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ArticleChilean Hass avocados take a hit
The Chilean Hass avocado industry has taken a dramatic hit. Serious droughts in the country’s main producing region have brought the crop’s forecast yield for the 2011-12 season way below recent averages.
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ArticleThe Greenery unveils €100m exotics division
The Greenery has launched a dedicated exotics division that is expected to handle €100 million of product within the next five years.
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ArticleProHass on show at Fruit Logistica
Association aims to boost trade with Europe through participation at Berlin trade event
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ArticlePeruvians head for Fruit Logistica
The Peruvian Hass Avocado Producers’ Association (ProHass), which represents Peru’s expanding Hass Avocado industry, will be exhibiting at Fruit Logistica again this year as part of the Peruvian Pavillion co-ordinated by PromPeru, the national export promotion association.
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Mexico plans Japan avocado campaign
Mexico’s APEAM plans to launch a second avocado promotional campaign in Japan from March this year
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ArticleChile seizes opportunity
Less celebrated as a producing nation just over 50 years ago, Chile now exports more than 2.4 million tonnes of fresh produce worldwide and is climbing the production and export league tables. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports
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ArticleA novel approach to home food production
Thanks to climate change and the evolution of technology, the boundaries between what can be grown in the UK and what must be imported are starting to blur. David Shapley takes a look at the development of non-native fresh produce and asks how much further plant breeding in this climate can go
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Strong demand for avocados from Mexico
New spring programme organised by APEAM aims to further build demand as solid volume supports strong sales
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Shoppers spoilt for choice on premium pre-packs
There’s no doubt that the fresh produce category is becoming more and more complicated when it comes to defining what it
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ArticleSales growth for Peruvian avocados
Rising demand in Europe and access to the US market are driving sendings of Peruvian avocados
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ArticleChile forecasts final avocado figure
The anticipated shortfall in 2010/11 Chilean Hass avocado shipments is set at 56 per cent
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ArticleCalavo posts record results
Fourth-quarter and full-year performance in 2010 exceeded historical records at the US-based avocado marketer on the back of greater fresh volume
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ArticleMexican campaign gets connected
Avocados from Mexico are reaching out to consumers via Facebook during the biggest promotional period of 2011
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ArticleNew appointment for NZ avocado industry
The New Year sees a new chief executive for New Zealand’s Avocado Industry Council with the recent appointment of Jen Scouler
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ArticlePeruvian produce exports to increase
The Peruvian Exporters Association (Adex) has announced in a statement that national exports are on course to increase to US$34bn in 2010, up 26.7 per cent in value against 2009 and 11.2 per cent higher than 2008.
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ArticleExotics take a hit as supplies tighten and rivals get competitive
A crisis has hit the exotics category this year in the shape of shortfalls, price promotions and relentless competition from rival products such as soft fruit and stonefruit. In fact, both value and volume sales have slipped as the sector struggles to find its feet. Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticleMexican avocado crop set to rise
Mexican Hass avocado production is forecast to reach a record 1.24m tonnes in 2010/11
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South African avos return to growth
The South African Avocado Growers’ Association (SAAGA) is claiming success for its 2010 UK summer avocado marketing campaign following a return to growth in sales after a decline in 2009.
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ArticlePeru to promote avocados in US
New Peru-US avocado association established to build consumption of Peruvian Hass avocados on the US market