Avocado lovers can rejoice, with prices for the fruit dropping to their lowest in almost three years. According to Stats NZ information released today, avocado prices are at their lowest average price since February 2017. In October, they cost NZD 7.54 (USD 4.82) per kg. Avocado prices have beenContinue Reading
A Hawaii family has won a place with the Guinness World Records for the world’s heaviest avocado. The Pokini family from the island of Maui received the Guinness certificate this week for the avocado weighing 5.6 pounds (2.54 kilograms), The Maui News reported Thursday. The average avocado weighsContinue Reading
Before and after photographs show the impact of a devastating drought in Chile, with a lush field becoming desert-like. Images show how the land has become barren, with the bones of starved animals lying on the ground – but the avocado crops are still verdant. Cultivation of theContinue Reading
We’re knee-deep in July, and the sweltering summer heat likely has you craving traditionally warm-weather foods like guacamole. But if you’ve been to the grocery store to stock up for your next pool party, you may have experienced sticker shock: Avocados are reportedly about twice as expensive as they wereContinue Reading
The rising popularity of foods which rely on pollinating insects to grow – such as citrus fruits, avocados and soybeans – are a threat to global food security, experts have warned. Over the last 40 years crop diversity has been in decline, as farmers have prioritized growing theContinue Reading
With a number of new orchards coming into production, Australia is expecting a bumper crop, with volumes up 9% from last year’s, says Avocados Australia CEO John Tyas. Based on the industry’s latest quarterly forecasting, the nation is set to produce 95,000 metric tons (MT) for the April 2019Continue Reading
On the western flank of Kilimanjaro, a dirt track leads to a once esteemed German coffee farm. The mountain’s slopes in northern Tanzania have long been renowned for quality arabica coffee beans, but here commercial coffee hasn’t been produced in a long time. Instead tens of thousands ofContinue Reading
The secretary of the Myanmar Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association (MFVP), was quoted recently in the Burmese press as saying that avocados from Myanmar would be granted market access by China within this year. Export of Burmese avocados to China may officially begin by December orContinue Reading
The baby avocados in Enrique Bautista’s vast orchard in western Mexico will grow to maturity, eventually, and be shipped out of Mexico. What remains to be seen is how many of those green gems will reach consumers in the United States if President Donald Trump makes good on hisContinue Reading
Vietnam is seeking to export avocados to the United States, the Southeast Asian country said on Thursday, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to shut the U.S.-Mexico border raised fears American consumers could see a shortage. Avocado prices in the United States jumped by nearly 50% in April onContinue Reading
Dot Walton loves avocado but it’s more than she can stomach paying $5 (USD 3.29) for each one at this time of year. The New Plymouth woman usually starts each day with ground nuts, Vegemite and avocado on toast and is used to the price of her breakfast fix fluctuating.Continue Reading
Nakuru County has launched a sustained campaign to revitalise avocado farming as it seeks to tap into the Chinese and other international markets. Lee Kinyanjui, the governor, says Nakuru is embarking on diversification to promote farming of avocados, macadamia alongside other traditional crops like coffee and potatoes. Continue Reading
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