Latest News From Avocados

Mission Produce Inc., Oxnard, Calif., joined other businesses to promote agriculture outreach, planting an avocado orchard at Ventura College.

Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., wrapped up its California avocado season with record prices on a per-carton basis.

With an early prediction of a larger 2020 crop, the California Avocado Commission is working on promotions to build consumer anticipation.

Mission Produce Inc., Oxnard, Calif., has big plans in Colombia.

Avocados From Mexico is opening its “avocado-centric” concessions in the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

Kroger is rolling out avocados with Apeel Sciences’ shelf-life extender in 1,100 stores, and plans to stock Apeel limes and asparagus in Cincinnati stores this fall.

Seald Sweet International is branching out into avocados with a partnership with Mexican grower Valvilla Produce.

This creamy green fruit was the No. 1 item that consumers said they are buying now that they did not buy previously.

Led by strong fresh avocado sales, fiscal third-quarter revenues hit a record $359.3 million for Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers.

La Bonanza, Uruapan, Mexico, has opened an import and distribution facility in Mission, Texas, for avocados and guacamole products.

As the Chilean avocado season starts, consumers can download a daily reminder of the imported fruit.

Avocados From Peru, ShopRite and the New York Jets have joined forces on a promotional campaign centered around the start of the NFL season.

With avocados ranking No. 1 on the Environmental Working Group’s Clean Fifteen list of produce items, you might think sales of the organic version of the fruit would be minimal.

Volume of Florida’s green-skin avocados is back to normal this year, following tight supplies last season spurred by Hurricane Irma.

Fall is an ideal time to market avocados, and Irving, Texas-based Avocados From Mexico has come up with a number of promotional opportunities to help its retail customers move more Mexican avocados during that time.

Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Apeel Sciences has announced supplier partnerships that company leaders say will enable a year-round supply of Apeel avocados, limes, asparagus, and apples for U.S. retailers and consumers.

Xavier Equihua is thrilled with this year’s Peruvian avocado program.

California’s 2019 avocado crop is winding down, but the state played an important role during a season where volume was low and prices were high.

A study from the Hass Avocado Board found that, while millennial households remain a significant driver for the category, more growth is happening among non-millennial households.

Riverside, Calif.-based Index Fresh is partnering with growers in Colombia to bring hass avocados to the U.S. market. 

Avocado grower Eco Farms supported an avocado event in Los Angeles in early August.

Volume of Florida’s green-skin avocados is back to normal this year, following tight supplies last season spurred by Hurricane Irma.

Supplies of Mexican avocados should pick up as fall progresses after going through a shortfall this summer.

U.S. avocado volume was expected to increase this fall after a summer of tight supplies.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has requested comments on its pest risk assessments for avocados from Brazil, kiwi from Argentina and passion fruit from Ecuador.

The genome of the avocado has been sequenced.

A study commissioned by the Hass Avocado Board found that promotion programs have been a worthwhile investment for producers and importers of the fruit.

Mission Produce Inc., Oxnard, Calif., is offering a Size Interchangeability chart, giving foodservice operators information on avocado yields by size and preparation.

Avocado grower-shipper Greenfruit Avocado, Newport Beach, Calif., is introducing new cartons at the Produce Marketing Association’s Foodservice Conference and Expo.

Avocados from Peru and the Embassy of Peru plan to host a culture celebration in Washington, D.C., for Peru’s National Day.

Agriculture Sonny Perdue toured an avocado grove in Escondido, Calif., discussing water and labor issues with growers and industry members.

Team Peru took the top prize in the first World Avocado Cup Regatta hosted by the World Avocado Organization and the San Diego Yacht Club July 13-14.

GreenFruit Avocados, Newport Beach, Calif., has hired Lisa Cabuto and Dave Culpeper to its sales team.

Mexican avocado growers, packers and exporters are investing $12 million in a facility that will house research labs, U.S. and Mexico department of agriculture offices, and a research and development avocado orchard.

Avocados are taking to the water through the World Avocado Cup Regatta in San Diego Bay.

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Del Rey Avocado, Fallbrook, Calif., has hired Brent Portell as operations manager as the company opens a new facility in Vista, Calif.

California Avocado Month (June) is drawing to a close, but the California Avocado Commission has launched a new program to support the brand through the rest of the season.

The Hass Avocado Board said avocados continue to become more popular for different events and holidays, such as St. Patrick’s Day — which set a record this year.

Berry People, Hollister, Calif., is moving harvest to the Pacific Northwest as production in Mexico and California winds down for the season.

California Avocado Month is June, and that means outreach to consumers involving social media influencers, recipes, public relations campaigns and more.

Avocados From Mexico has partnered with Walmart again, with more than 4,000 U.S. stores directing shoppers to avocado content through an online Chatbot.

For the third week in a row, watermelons have held the top spot as the most searched commodity on Produce Market Guide.

Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., has started Its Peruvian avocado season, with shipments lasting through early September.

The Hass Avocado Board is promoting the health benefits of eating avocados daily through a partnership with Livestrong.com in June.

Avocados from Peru already were arriving in the U.S. in May, and shipments should continue until around Labor Day, importers said.

Unity Groves Corp. has expanded its acreage and looked to improve groves by “grafting better varieties,” said Louie Carricarte, president and owner.

Rough tropical weather in 2017 and its fallout in 2018 are now history, and Florida avocado grower-shippers say they are eager to get back to business as usual this year.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Restaurants in the Little Italy Food Hall will feature avocado-centric dishes in June, and 19 food writers got an early taste of the creativity during a California Avocado Commission event.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Restaurants in the Little Italy Food Hall will feature avocado-centric dishes in June, and 19 food writers got an early taste of the creativity May 21 during a California Avocado Commission event.