Avocado news – Page 107

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    Da Gama oils SA avocado machine

    2003-05-05T00:00:00Z

    The South African avocado industry has an increasingly interesting outlet in the oil field.

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    Avocado campaign hikes summer sales

    2003-04-28T00:00:00Z

    The South African Avocado Growers' Association's annual promotional campaign has doubled summer sales of avocado in the last eight years.

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    Get off the bench and make a mark

    2003-04-14T16:45:58Z

    The increasing power of the leading retailers is always put firmly in perspective when results time comes around each year.

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    Avocado SAAGA begins

    2003-04-10T00:00:00Z

    The start of the 2003 season for South Africa avocados sees the South African Avocado Growers' Association (SAAGA) quietly confident of a strong demand for quality fruit and a slightly smaller crop than 2002.

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    The poor relation of trade shows

    2003-04-01T16:52:05Z

    Having circulated around IFE this week I could not escape the feeling that fresh fruit and vegetables have become the poor

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    NZ horticulture diversifying

    2003-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Preliminary figures from New Zealand's first agricultural census in eight years show the country's NZ$2billion (£637million) horticulture export industry is growing increasingly diverse as top fruit acreage declines and land given over to kiwifruit remains static.

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    Keevy SAAGA ends

    2003-01-23T00:00:00Z

    Chris Keevy has stepped down as ceo of the South Africa Avocado Growers' Association after five successful years at the helm.

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    Sainsbury's barking for health

    2003-01-23T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's has introduced on-shelf health mesages across its fresh produce department

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    Grapes hold shelf-life key

    2003-01-05T00:00:00Z

    Apples and a host of other produce could stay fresher for longer thanks to grapes, recent research has found.

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    Israeli avocado drop

    2002-09-26T00:00:00Z

    New season avocados from Carmel Agrexco are now established on the UK market and volumes are likely to be slightly below those of last year, said the exporter.

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    Caribbean dry spell

    2002-09-03T00:00:00Z

    Crops in the Caribbean's largest islands are looking for additional moisture this hurricane season, according to reports from US agronomists and meteorologists.

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    SAAGA sees sales boom

    2002-08-30T00:00:00Z

    South African avos enjoyed a bumper month in August

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    Greencell vouches for Wholesalers

    2002-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Leading importer launches voucher scheme for wholesale customers

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    Multiples post stunning jubilee sales

    2002-06-06T00:00:00Z

    Major retailers Tesco and Sainsbury's report booming retail sales of fresh produce as millions celebrated the Queen's jubilee.

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    NZ avocado on the up

    2002-05-02T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand's avocado crop set for dramatic growth, according to the US organisation FAS.

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    Avocados target Europe

    2002-04-09T00:00:00Z

    The Kenyan Avocado Committee is targeting Europe this season as it aims to be the preferred source during the continent's summer.

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    Agrexco season in good health

    2002-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Agrexco's mid-season round-up on potatoes, capsicum, tomatoes, avocados and melons shows healthy figures for the Israeli exporter's UK office.

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    Avocados on the rise

    2002-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Production increases in avocado producing countries around the world are stimulating exports in the 2001-02 season.

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    Kids' diet falls short

    2001-11-06T00:00:00Z

    A report from the Cancer Research Campaign and retailer Iceland finds teenagers eat far too little fresh produce.

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    Argentinean alternatives

    2001-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Avocados could be a viable alternative crop for citrus growers in Argentina's lemon growing region of Tucumán.