Avocado news – Page 94
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ArticleStormy ride for traders looks set to keep rolling
Exotics traders are predicting a difficult ride over the next few months, as sales over the last quarter suggest high-end goods are no longer top priority on shopping lists. But there are still some reasons to be cautiously optimistic. Laura Gould reports.
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ArticleCanaries out of tune
Exporters are in a reflective mood as the first loads of Canary Islands tomatoes begin landing on UK shores. Having endured four difficult seasons, it is make or break time for some growers. Doris Lee Butterworth speaks to leading producers and exporters to see what lies in store.
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ArticleUS postpones Peru avocado access
The US market now looks likely to open during the middle of next year, six months later than previously anticipated
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Israel hosts world avo meeting
Israel played host to the 2008 annual meeting of AMaPwg (Avocado Marketing and Promotion working group) in the last week of September, as the first shipment of the newly Israeli avocados season arrived into Europe.
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ArticleMexico gears up for US avocado market gains
The industry expects to achieve at least a 55 per cent share of the US avocado market this year
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Avocado players meet in Israel
Representatives from eight avocado producing countries met in Israel at the end of September to devise ways to increase consumption
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ArticlePeru inches closer to US avocado market
The South American nation hopes to ship its first volumes of avocados to the US as of early 2009
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ArticleRSA organic plums in fine fettle
Organic plums from South Africa look set to enjoy a solid harvest this season.
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ArticleAvos on the up
Despite a year plagued by the aftermath of frosts in many avocado-producing countries, the industry has come out fighting and competing countries have found that working together is the key to success. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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ArticleChilean Hass prepares for winter campaign
The Chilean Hass Avocado Association (CHAA) is preparing for its fourth annual promotion of Hass avocados in the UK market, with first shipments of the fruit expected to arrive in the UK market in the third week of September.
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ArticleCalavo profits shrink on lower margins
Tighter supplies from Mexico pushed third quarter net income down from US$2.2m to US$1.4m
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ArticleHass avocados set for UK push
September will see the season's first shipment of Chilean Hass avocados reach the UK
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ArticlePeruvian support scheme proves fruitful
Two of the country’s emerging avocado-producing regions have successfully diversified their markets under the Sierra Exportadora programme
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Greencell joins Westfalia fold
The Westfalia group of companies has acquired UK importer Greencell Ltd.
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ArticleAvocados surpass forecast
South Africa is enjoying a better than expected export season for its avocados, as market and weather factors combine to favourable effect.
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ArticleTotal wholesale
The creation of Total Produce was inarguably a key moment in the evolution of the UK wholesale sector. Twenty months into its existence, the group’s commitment to the wholesale markets remains as firm as ever, while purchases of companies outside the market environment have increased its regional presence. The company has steered clear of major activity in London to date, but a quiet revolution has been taking place at its operation in Scotland’s first city. In the first of a series of articles on the structure and strategy of Total Produce’s UK wholesale business, Tommy Leighton visits its Edinburgh facility.
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Korea ups avocado intake
Mexico overtook the US as Korea's number one avocado supplier in 2007, a USDA report has revealed.
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Exotic by any other name..
There are times in life when everyone needs a little help. And to this end, having read with interest the latest statistics on
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Tesco slashes organic produce prices
Tesco has slashed prices on organic fresh produce lines, bringing them down to levels last seen almost 10 years ago.
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NZ grower scoops lifetime award
New Zealand Bay of Plenty grower Hugh Moore has received the industry’s most prestigious prize, the Bledisloe Cup, for his lifetime of commitment to New Zealand horticulture.