Avocado news – Page 95
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ArticleWorldwide Fruit nightmare over
As Worldwide Fruit (WWF) officially opened its packhouse and office facilities in Spalding last Friday, managing director Robert Balicki said the company has recovered from a “nightmare” few months and retains a solid financial foundation for the next chapter in its colourful history.
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ArticleWWF Spalding facility officially open
Fruit marketing and distribution company Worldwide Fruit officially opened its “new” packhouse and office facility in Spalding last Friday.
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Agricom poised for avocado export growth
The grower-shipper says new plantings will offset volume shortfalls caused by last year’s freeze
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ArticleRecord results for Peruvian initiative
The Sierra Exportadora outreach programme has achieved record avocado exports during the first four months of this year
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ArticleChilean avos seek greater gains
The country’s avocado industry has been urged to adopt new technologies and open up new markets
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Chilean avocado production set to dip
Volumes are down an estimated 10 per cent on last season according to Chile’s Hass Avocado Committee
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ArticlePeruvian avocados on a high
Exports rose by 120 per cent during the first four months of 2008 to mainly the Netherlands and Spain
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Seasonal concept must be clarified
Collective promotion in the fruit trade is not a new idea. One of the stumbling blocks, apart from the cash, is to create a
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JR Simplot founder dies, aged 99
John Richard “Jack” Simplot, founder of the JR Simplot Company, died peacefully in his home in Boise, Idaho on Sunday May 25, at the age of 99.
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ArticleAgrexco UK management changes hands
Agrexco UK will be headed by new general manager from this week.
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ArticleSouth African avos power through
Due to an uncharacteristic frost, the anticipated South African avocado crop is down in volume but, despite a predicted low yield, the industry is looking forward to some good-quality fruit. At the start of the South African avocado season, Elizabeth O’Keefe talks to key players in the industry about what lies ahead.
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Deep fried kiddies anyone?
Hardly a day goes by without new concerns about our children’s diets. Despite it being newsworthy, the attitudes of our
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ArticleRSA upbeat ahead of summer avocado drive
Market expectations "positive" as exporters predict a 9m-carton crop for the coming season
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ArticleFirst SA avos hit UK shores
Westfalia Marketing has received the first consignment of South African avocados for the UK market.
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ArticleUK market weathers Chilean Hass dip
Unseasonable frost and snow in Chile failed to impact on the Chilean Hass avocado business in the UK during the 2007-08 season, according to the Chilean Hass Avocado Association.
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ArticleChile beats the weather
Despite frosts and late starts, this season’s Chilean fruit offer is the best quality the South American country has exported to the UK in some time. Elizabeth O’Keefe finds out how the season has panned out, and what lies ahead for the UK market.
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ArticleFairly does it
This year’s Fairtrade Fortnight is set to be bigger and better than ever before, buoyed by phenomenal sales growth and an expanding product range. Laura Gould finds out what this year’s high-profile campaign will entail, and talks to fresh produce players about the ever-increasing role they are playing in the category.
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Westfalia reports mango decrease
South African avocado and mango specialist Westfalia says its shipments of fresh mangoes have generally decreased in volume - but dried mangoes have developed into a globally strong market.
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ArticleClouds clearing over Colombia
The clouds of uncertainty that have long enveloped Colombia and those who would do business with the South American nation have not cleared completely as we enter 2008, but they are dispersing rapidly. Political stability, economic growth and an improving social agenda are moving Colombia upwards in the mind of international commerce, and the fresh produce industry is likely to be one of the major beneficiaries. Tommy Leighton reports.