Avocado Industry News
The latest avocado industry news, including expert insights on global market trends, crop production, supply chain developments, and retail strategies.
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The California Avocado Commission, Irvine, has opened an online merchandise shop for aficionados of the fruit, with shirts, socks, stickers and other items.
Avocado company Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., has hired Susie Rea in sales and business development.
Avocados From Mexico has established Avo University, a free online guide with separate training for retailers/wholesalers and foodservice personnel.
Sharwil avocados from Hawaii will be arriving to northern U.S. states and Canada in November, and the season continues to March.
The California Avocado Commission, Irvine, is presenting short educational session at its virtual Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit booth.
Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., has promoted John Dmytriw to vice president of business development.
Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., announced Debbie Willmann as the Director of Sales.
Hass Avocado Board is creating awareness for research into the role avocados play in promoting good gut health and expanding access to its Avocado Quality Manual Guide to Best Practices.
There’s good news for fans of organic avocados — and those who market them. Supplies out of Mexico should be plentiful this season, and prices should be reasonable.
The Colombian hass avocado industry recently formed the Colombia Avocado Board to promote the fruit.
Jim Donovan, a 36-year veteran of Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce, is retiring.
Avocados From Peru will launch its new e-cookbook “Avocados in Bloom” in late May.
Mission Produce Inc., Oxnard, Calif., has shipped Peruvian hass avocados to South Korea for the first time.
Avocado harvest is gearing up in south Florida, with harvest and shipments kicking in by early June, shippers said.
The California Avocado Commission is preparing its virtual “booth” for the start of the United Fresh LIVE! online trade show, scheduling live presentations and chef demonstrations.
Index Fresh is offering Colombian avocados for the third season.
Retailer Giant Food, in partnership with Avocados from Peru, is donating a trailer load of avocados to Feeding America food banks on National Avocado Day, July 31.
Consumers seem to have an affinity for organic avocados, and suppliers are doing their best to keep the organic pipeline flowing.
Fresh Innovations LLC has opened two new facilities and plans to launch a new, innovative product in the fall, said Jay Alley, vice president of sales.
There should be plenty of good-quality hass avocados available throughout the fall — and beyond — with an estimated 2.6 billion pounds shipped by growers in California, Mexico, Peru and Chile.
It’s too early for an official forecast of how many avocados Chilean growers will ship to the U.S. market this season, but some importers expect volume to be less than last season’s 27 million pounds.
The onset of the coronavirus pandemic has prompted the California Avocado Commission to shift some elements of its planned advertising and social media campaign to use tactics that reach targeted consumers at home.
The Peruvian avocado deal plays an increasingly important role in the U.S. avocado industry, grower-shippers say.
Calavo Growers reported avocado volume rose 18.2% in the quarter ending July 31, but that was offset by a 37% decline in average selling prices.
The point of reference for so many things in life is the historical record.
West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., hired Ruben Barahona in a new position of director of logistics.
Avocado company Mission Produce Inc., Oxnard, Calif., has filed for an initial public offering, with plans to use the symbol “AVO” on the NASDAQ.
West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., has a new segment in the Avo Effect campaign.
At its virtual exhibit at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit, Vero Beach, Fla.-based Seald Sweet International/Greenyard USA focused on the message the supplier is “more than citrus.”
U.S. importers of Mexican avocados expect to see higher volume this year than last, and reasonable prices should make the fruit quite promotable.