Avocado news – Page 97
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ArticleMixed bag for SH avocado exports
Chilean sendings are estimated to fall this season while Peru and South Africa are posting volume increases
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ArticleAvocado groups mull new alliance
Ambitious plans are underfoot to turn Peru and Chile into an alternative source to Mexico for avocado supplies to the US
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ArticleChile plays down avocado alliance
Committee president says no discussions held between Chilean and Peruvian associations but does not rule out exporter partnerships
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ArticleUS avocado promotions get active
Avocados to be promoted as major ingredient for game day meals during US autumn sports events calendar
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ArticleGrowing demand boosts Calavo profit
US avocado distributor says profit more than doubled as avocado, tomato and papaya demand increased
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ArticleNZ avocado sector targets Asia
The New Zealand avocado industry is on a mission to boost exports to Asia as its production levels are forecast to rise
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Peru reports exports rise
Peru’s fresh and processed fruit shipments are reported to have climbed 41 per cent through the first half of the year.
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ArticleChilean avocado exports slip
The Chilean avocado export crop is expected to plummet this season according to latest statistics.
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ArticleChilean avocados to fall 39 per cent
The export shortfall is attributable largely to an off production year as well as the cold front which hit South America in July
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ArticleAsh clouds Kenyan sales
Horticulture is Kenya’s biggest foreign exchange earner and employs more than one million people. The industry enjoys a solid reputation for supplying high quality vegetables and flowers, though the sector has recently been hit by the impact of the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud, high inflation and an unfavourable exchange rate. Doris Lee Butterworth reports
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ArticleBradford’s wholesale market shows commitment to success
The tale of Bradford’s wholesale market is not the usual one of struggle: the units are full, the tenants work together for the common good, the relatively new building that houses the fruit and vegetable companies is being continually refurbished and independent retailers - their main customers - are still booming. Elizabeth O’Keefe finds out more
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ArticleSouth American frosts cause state concern
Both growers and the authorities in Argentina and Chile are remaining guarded when it comes to counting the cost of the cold snap that struck southern South America two weeks ago.
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ArticleKorean potential for Chilean avocados
Lower tariffs could be the key to Chile's competitive edge on the Korean avocado import market
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ArticlePeru exports first avocados to US
Inaugural shipment from national export giant Camposol kicks off Peru’s recently agreed avocado supply programme with the US
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ArticleChilean avos face frost problems
Unseasonably cold temperatures across the most southerly countries of South America are threatening some crops and boosting production of others.
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ArticleAvocado company invests in training
An Australian avocado export company is making big strides in Asia, and is offering free training programmes in the region
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ArticleAPEAM lands prestigious export award
Michoacán avocado association receives this year's National Export Award, and elects a number of new board members
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ArticleChileans set for average avo year
Chilean avocado volumes are to level out in 2010/11 after a bumper crop last year, while promotions step up a gear.
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ArticleChile set for average avocado season
Avocado volume will level out in 2010/11 after a bumper crop last year, while promotions step up a gear
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Developing countries could suffer from EU pesticide restrictions
Concerns over the impact of restrictive new EU rules on pesticide approvals have focused predominantly on the loss of