avocados

Calavo Growers releases Q4, Fiscal 2021 financial results

SANTA PAULA, Calif., Dec. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calavo Growers, Inc. BB #:113203, a global avocado-industry leader and provider...

3 years ago 4 minute read

CFIA clears fresh avocados as source of Salmonella outbreak

From the Canadian Produce Marketing Association BB #:153602: We wanted to update members regarding the Public Health Agency of Canada’s...

3 years ago 1 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices lackluster, unable to overcome cautious buyers

While New York City bathed in balmy 60-degree temps, Southwestern growing regions shivered in the low 30’s. If you thought...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Avocado industry welcomes Jalisco to U.S. Mexican avocado imports

DALLAS- The Mexican avocado industry is celebrating the addition of the Jalisco region to the United States import market, following...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Hass avocados show strong sales for summer holidays

MISSION VIEJO, CA – (December 15, 2021) – The Hass Avocado Board’s (HAB) recently published holiday retail recap reported sales...

3 years ago 4 minute read

CFIA investigates salmonella outbreak linked to avocados

December 9, 2021: This notice has been updated to reflect 16 additional cases that have been reported in the ongoing...

3 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Western crops add magical ride East to their Christmas wish list

A few heavy volume commodities held big numbers this week, preventing an industry-wide collapse in prices. Supplier discipline kept the...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Colombian Hass avocado exports grew by 35% in volume, 63% in value this year

In the first nine months of this year, Colombia exported 69,629 tons of Hass avocado, 35 percent more than the...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Mexican avocado market on edge of transformation

The avocado empire is extending its reach. Jalisco has become the second Mexican state (after Michoacán) to be licensed to...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Fresh Del Monte debuts Goodvocado Avocado packs

Coral Gables, FL (December 6, 2021) – Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc., BB #:111187 one of North America’s leading...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Chile expects massive avocado supply boost this season

According to a USDA report, Chile is set to produce 220,000 tons of avocados in the 2021-22 marketing year, reflecting...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Avocados: The phantom menace

“Give peas a chance,” urges the British newspaper The Guardian. They mean instead of avocados. An article dated November 1...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Avocado chips go viral

The avocado is on a roll. (I will avoid whatever pun that might lead to.) Sitting at a dim sum...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Colombia Avocado Board debuts new brand

Orlando, Fla. (Nov. 9, 2021) – The Colombia Avocado Board is excited to reveal their new brand image as part...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Peruvian produce exports exceed $2.8B in the first half of 2021

Peruvian fruit and vegetable exports exceeded $2.8 billion from January to July 2021, a rise of 26 percent over the...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Colombia Avocado Board elects officers to two-year term

Orlando, Fla. – In September, the nine-member Colombia Avocado Board (CAB) elected four new officers to Board of Directors, serving...

4 years ago 2 minute read

GRAPHIC: Avocado volume keeps rising but so are prices

The following graphic was produced by Agtools Inc. BB #:355102, showing that Mexico is the dominant supplier of avocados to...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Mission Produce opens $50MM Laredo, TX, distribution center

OXNARD, Calif., Sept. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mission Produce Inc. BB #:118126, the world leader in sourcing, producing, and...

4 years ago 10 minute read

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