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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GRAPEVINE, Texas – With avocado prices running about double the same time last year, avocado marketers and buyers have to navigate tight availability this spring.
The availability of avocados in the U.S. has tripled in about 15 years, and Rabobank analysts say there is still room for growth.
Seasonally increasing Peruvian imports and the start of the Mexican hass flor loca harvest beginning in July should help expand avocado supply for Riverside, Calif.-based Index Fresh later this summer, says Susie Rea.
The sky-high avocado market is putting stress on retail promotions of the fruit for the Cinco de Mayo celebrations, but increasing volume from Peru in June and later from Mexico may help supply better meet demand.
Florida avocado shipments totaled 1.11 million 25-pound cartons in 2021, according to the USDA Market News Service.
New Limeco LLC expects to have a better Florida avocado crop in 2022-23, said Eddie Caram, general manager of the Princeton, Fla.-based marketer.
Multinational avocado marketer Westfalia Fruit Group has achieved the One Carbon World Carbon Neutral International Standard for 15 of its businesses for 2020, according to a news release.
Murrieta, Calif.-based West Pak Avocado celebrated its new distribution center in Logan Township, N.J., on May 25 with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house.
Danny Dumas has been named senior vice president and general manager for Calavo Grown, filling the role held by Rob Wedin.
Hass avocado sales kicked off 2022 with four-year record highs through key holidays in the first quarter, including the Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day.
The California Avocado Commission has changed its foodservice menu promotions during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Jan DeLyser, vice president of marketing for the California Avocado Commission.
For the California Avocado Commission, social media outreach is one of its most effective means of engaging with its target consumer audience.
Driven by an increase in pricing, the value of U.S. avocado imports soared by 38% in the 12-month period ending May 31.
Fresh avocado sales are scoring at a stadium near you.
While comparatively new to the avocado party in the U.S. — Colombia continues to grow its Hass volumes and boasts year-round supply.
While fall traditionally isn’t prime time for avocado consumption, a year-round increase in consumer demand and availability is positioning the superfood for future growth in all seasons.
For the second year in a row, AFP has teamed with The Giant Co. of Carlisle, Pa., to donate 50,000 avocados to Philabundance, Philadelphia’s largest food bank.
“This first export of avocados from Jalisco will only improve the already positive economic benefits of avocado imports from Mexico,” says Ron Campbell of Mexican Hass Avocados Importers Association.
In response to increasing demand for avocados, both in the U.S. and internationally, Calavo has expanded its partnership with Mexican growers from Michoacán to Jalisco.
MONTEREY, Calif. — Fallbrook, Calif.-based Del Rey Avocados was highlighting its expanded capabilities at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Foodservice Conference Expo on July 29.
Led by grapes, berries, citrus and avocados, U.S. fresh fruit imports have surged in the last year, according to fresh USDA statistics.
With avocados growing year-round in Michoacán and the addition of the state of Jalisco to the import program, Avocados From Mexico and grower-shippers are confident that supplies to U.S. consumers will remain strong.
Foster’s more than 25 years’ experience in the food industry includes over two decades of working in food safety and quality assurance.
The Hass Avocado Board’s recently released Avocado Seasonality Drivers study reveals that the first quarter is the peak season for avocado retail sales.
The Los Angeles Rams and Avocados from Peru announced the winners of their multi-prize sweepstakes during the pre-game show prior to the Rams versus the Cardinals, Nov. 13.
The Packer’s Organic Fresh Trends 2023 survey polled more than 1,000 consumers in mid-October, discovering differences in how consumers report purchases of fresh fruits and vegetables.
The California-based avocado producer and value-added fresh purveyor has secured exclusive manufacturing rights for Old El Paso brand fresh guacamole and salsas in the U.S. market.
What does the Super Bowl mean to consumers? Football, ramped-up advertising, beer and increasingly — food.
Thirteen percent of consumers surveyed by The Packer’s Organic Fresh Trends 2023 said they shopped exclusively for organic avocados, down slightly from 16% in 2021.
The Murrieta, Calif.-based company donated avocados that will be distributed to 33,600 families throughout South Texas.