The minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA) of Mexico, Jose Calzada, said Jalisco would be able to export Hass avocado to the US market this year. Calzada Rovirosa addressed the issue during a meeting with the US Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, and stated thatContinue Reading
by Marieke Hemmes, Fresh Plaza The Fourth of July holiday brought the usual spike in sales this year, though prices were a little low when compared to past years. Production in the West is centered in California, where the Central Valley’s growers are harvesting a steady supply of fruit. Continue Reading
by Rudolf Mulderij, Fresh Plaza The impact of El Niño has taken a toll on Latin American bananas. Colombia and Costa Rica recorded losses, causing a large part of the market to depend on Ecuador. However, this country also recorded losses. For the whole region, estimates point to a 30Continue Reading
by Tim Linden, The Produce News In recognition of how people, especially millennials, choose to communicate in current times, the California Avocado Commission is using a couple of avocado-themed murals to draw a connection between the fruit and the state in which it is grown. CAC changed advertisingContinue Reading
The European avocado market is more stable in Europe than in the United States, where, at the moment, prices are recording all time highs. However, avocado prices are rising in Europe due to the growth in demand and to the fact that large suppliers, such as Peru, have redirectedContinue Reading
Peru is set to produce about 180,000 tons of avocados for export this year, an amount roughly equal to last year, According to a USDA GAIN report, this is despite the 2015-16 El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) weather phenomena delaying the country’s avocado harvest. However, while Peru’sContinue Reading
Given the exponential growth that Jalisco’s avocado production could register after the opening of the US market to the fruit grown in this state, the Agricultural Council of Jalisco (CAJ, for its acronym in Spanish) warned about the possibility of overproduction and falling prices. According to the projectionsContinue Reading
The avocado has brought a revolution in gastronomy and its success is due, among other things, to its health benefits. Avocados contain good fats and are cholesterol and sodium free, so many researchers are trying to create the perfect avocado in their labs. Such is the case ofContinue Reading
Even though Mexico is a big producer and exporter of avocado, domestic consumers are affected by the increase in prices recorded at the end of harvest season. In the fourth week of June, the average wholesale price of Hass avocado in the Central de Abastos of Iztapalapa inContinue Reading
by Nichola Watson, Fresh Plaza The Southern Hemisphere avocado crop is seeing small sizes in general this season, and South Africa which is around mid way through the season is no different. “Harvest is going well with volumes keeping in line with the initial estimate of 12.8 million cartons,”Continue Reading
by Heather Goulooze, Fresh Plaza The demand for bananas in Russia is low due to quality issues with the boxes of yellow bananas they are receiving from Ecuador. There are a lot of stone fruits in the local market and consumers are most interested in cherries, apricots and other seasonalContinue Reading
Climate change continues to affect the development of the Peruvian citrus and avocado campaigns. As is well known, the harvesting process of these fruits can be affected by even the slightest drizzle. “As a result of the rains of recent days, this week we’ve had to cancel the shipmentContinue Reading
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