Avocado news – Page 107
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ArticleAvocado advances
Avocado consumption in the UK has soared since the fruit was introduced to supermarkets in the 1960s, but Britain still holds a great opportunity for avocado-producing countries to up their sales. Elizabeth O’Keefe talks to the main players about the season and about taking up the UK challenge
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Mexico projects avocado export growth
APEAM is stepping up marketing activities in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio in order to move the anticipated increase in volume this season
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ArticleAvo supplies run tight
Avocado prices have been climbing steadily on wholesale markets as supplies from Peru and South Africa wind down.
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ArticleMexico launches Canadian avo drive
Some 20,000 avocados will be distributed during a Mexican Independence Day fiesta promotion in Ontario on 16 September
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ArticleSinclair iQ Benchtop helps exotics packers
Avocado, mango and kiwifruit packing centres are making increasing use of Sinclair’s portable iQ Benchtop system.
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ArticleNew promotion for Chilean Hass avocados
This year's marketing campaign is set to feature the UK's first ever Avocado Week, which is due to take place on 19-25 October
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ArticleJapan target of Mexican avocado push
Mexico will undertake a widespread avocado promotional campaign in Japan later this year to boost consumer interest
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ArticleChilean avos promise bumper crop
The Chilean Hass Avocado Association (CHAA) has announced a healthy crop forecast for the forthcoming season, which may see the largest volumes of Hass avocados ever shipped from the country.
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ArticleFairtrade avocados launch in US
Earth Source Trading is the first importer to bring Fairtrade-certified avocados into the US
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ArticleChilean avos on the up
Chilean avocado growers are hoping to have increased volumes this year as their season gets underway.
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ArticleChile kicks off bumper avo deal
After two difficult seasons, Chile expects to ship a solid crop of avocados this year, with record volume earmarked for the US market
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ArticleNew marketing campaign for Mexican avos
The industry will introduce its fall/winter campaign in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Chicago
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ArticleValencians seek avo option
Avocado production in Spain has enjoyed a strong season in 2009, leading growers in the region of Valencia to consider diversification into the crop.
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HortNZ presidents re-elected
Andrew Fenton and Brian Gargiulo have been re-elected to the board of Horticulture New Zealand, the organisation that represents the country’s 7,000 commercial fruit, vegetable, berryfruit and olive growers.
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ArticleAgrexco France seeks avocado record
Agrexco France expects to import a record volume of avocados from Israel during the 2009/10 campaign
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ArticleNew president for Avo Commission
Tom Bellamore has officially taken on the role after serving as interim president since May
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ArticleAussie avos arrive in UK
History was made this week with the arrival of a sea container of Queensland-grown Hass avocados at Felixstowe.
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ArticleAussie Hass avocados hit UK shores
Queensland-grown avocados have arrived at the Port of Felixstowe this week following 10 months of negotiations
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ArticlePeru enjoys avocado export boost
During the first four months of the year, shipments of Peruvian avocados increased by 37 per cent in value to over US$22.6m
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ArticleCalavo bucks trend with record profits
Product diversification contributed towards record profits in both the second quarter and first half of 2009 for the US avocado distributor