Avocado Industry News
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Citing the “huge opportunity” for avocado consumption in China, Mission Produce President and CEO Steve Barnard announced the company is building a second ripening facility in the country.
Where you live says something about what you eat — a trend highlighted by the newest Hass Avocado Board research into regional consumption of the fruit.
When it comes to the “Big Game,” it really is super for avocado sales.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has found three Oriental fruit flies in south Miami-Dade County.
A rapid and non-invasive way to measure dry matter content, which would help determine ripeness in avocados, is close to commercialization.
A late start for Peruvian avocados this summer means shippers should be able to stretch supplies into October, said Xavier Equihua, CEO of the Washington, D.C.-based Peruvian Avocado Commission.
While demand for some organic commodities seems to be leveling off, that doesn’t seem to be the case for organic avocados from Mexico.
As U.S. avocado importers entered Super Bowl week, they were importing record levels of the fruit.
South African fruit company Westfalia Fruit’s Colombia division has a new avocado processing facility in Sonson, Antioquia, Colombia.
Fallbrook, Calif.-based Del Rey Avocado’s spring 2018 website redesign by TMD Creative has received recognition from national awards programs.
Felix Instruments, Camas Wash., has made upgrades to its Avocado Quality Meter.
Last week on Produce Market Guide searches for limes and chili peppers increase significantly.
Avocados from Mexico anticipates record-breaking import volumes for Cinco de Mayo celebrations.
Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., has started Its Peruvian avocado season, with shipments lasting through early September.
Index Fresh is highlighting personnel and career opportunities on a dedicated webpage on its site, with the title and theme of “Good Grows at Index Fresh.”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed nine members to the Hass Avocado Board.
Peru exported 182 million pounds of avocado to the U.S. this season.
The 2018-19 California avocado crop is expected to fall short of 2017-18 output by nearly half.
The Food and Drug Administration has released results of hot pepper and avocado pathogen testing under a program that shines a spotlight on select fruits and vegetables to examine possible food safety issues.
Fallbrook, Calif.-based Del Rey Avocado Co. has added a new facility in Vista that adds an additional 43,000 square feet of cold storage and ripening rooms to the company’s existing footprint in San Diego County.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr (Texas) International Bridge recently found more than a ton of marijuana hidden in a commercial load of avocados.
Americans are eating less produce, but this decline is largely driven by potatoes, orange juice and lettuce. Meanwhile we’re eating more variety. So, should you be concerned? John Phipps shares his thoughts.
The California Avocado Commission, Irvine, has kicked off its 2019 advertising campaign, targeting “super avocado users” and “premium Californians.”
The Hass Avocado Board is seeking new members for domestic grower and importer seats on the board.
West Pak Avocado Inc. has hired Joe Nava as vice president of sales and business development.
Mount Maunganui, New Zealand-based Zespri and Miami-based Fresh Directions International shared a booth at the first-ever United Fresh Live! virtual event.
Villita Avocados Inc. has a couple of major projects in the works.
Pharr, Texas-based Villita Avocados plans to debut in mid-July a guacamole product line under its We Love Guac label.
The No. 1 reason shoppers buy Hass avocados is because of the nutritional value, and that’s not just a fact during the pandemic.
If your supermarket or brand hasn’t created a guacamole-themed promotion or merchandising display in 2022, well, are you even trying?