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World Avocado Organisation marks decade of European growth

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At Fruit Logistica, the WAO highlighted ten years of data-led growth that has helped turn the fruit into a mainstream food across Europe

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World Avocado Organisation FL 2026 presentation Shelly Vorster

World Avocado Organisation marks decade of European growth

At Fruit Logistica, the WAO highlighted ten years of data-led growth that has helped turn the fruit into a mainstream food across Europe

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