Avocado news – Page 96
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ArticlePrices reach breaking point
Global weather patterns and new markets in expansion are combining to produce an unprecedented situation of tight supplies and rising prices across several major lines in the UK fresh produce market, while supermarkets continue to promote on prices set months ago.
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Israel licks frosty wounds
Growers in Israel are still assessing the extent of crop damage caused by last week’s sub-zero temperatures in the Arava Valley.
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ArticleMission Produce signs AgriWorld Exchange agreement
Mission Produce, one of the world’s largest avocado producers and shippers, has signed an agreement to trade fresh produce using AgriWorld Exchange, the first live online agri-trading marketplace.
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ArticleIsrael’s finest gather at Tel Aviv forum
Israeli fresh produce exporters, farmers, technology companies and agricultural bigwigs arrived en masse in Tel Aviv last week for the 18th outing of the country’s annual Agro-Mashov trade fair. Laura Gould was among the visitors.
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Supermarkets take stock of January sales tactics
As I predicted last week, it is proving to be a month where the produce departments in most multiples have created their own
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Warmen waves goodbye to UK import scene
Dov Warmen is relinquishing his role as md of Israeli importer MTEX UK, which he has held since 2000, to go back to Israel and take on a new challenge for the company. Laura Gould caught up with him to find out about his plans for the future.
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ArticleUK avo consumption doubles in three years
Consumption of avocados in the UK market has more than doubled in just three years, and in 2007, it will hit the milestone of 1kg a person, the World Avocado Congress heard.
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ArticleCongress hears of avo expansion
Chile, one of the avocado industry’s emerging superpowers, hosted the World Avocado Congress for the first time, welcoming delegates and speakers from 22 countries to the picturesque coastal city of Viña del Mar.
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ArticlePromotional accord for avo marketers
Continuous promotional campaigns for avocados and collaboration between major producing countries on promotion were key themes recurring throughout the sixth World Avocado Congress, in Viña del Mar, Chile.
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ArticleGrand designs
A growing armoury of equipment is available to the root crop sector. Designed to help producers and processors cut their costs and achieve maximum efficiency, the diverse range of products is enough to make the layman’s eyes boggle. Doris Lee Butterworth dons her technological spectacles to find out more.
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Deck the aisles with berries, avocados and salads
We are not yet into December, but there are already crackers and mulled wine popping up around fresh produce departments and
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ArticleCalifornia fires cost agriculture £23m
The Southern Californian agriculture sector is licking its wounds to the cost of around £23 million after last month’s wildfires. Avocados were the hardest hit of all crops.
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ArticleChile welcomes avocado world
Chile welcomed more than 1,000 members of the international avocado industry this week, as it hosted the sixth World Avocado Congress.
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ArticleAvocado Brotherhood dines at Claridge's
The Chilean Hass Avocado Association held its third annual Avocado Brotherhood Lunch at Claridge’s, London, recently
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ArticleThe teardrop explodes
D’Anjou pears have traditionally been viewed as the “hardware” of the sector by north-west US growers and their customers alike. But the teardrop-shaped variety, in both its red and green forms, has undergone a dramatic transition in many domestic quarters, thanks to widespread preconditioning of the fruit. The ripened fruit has also made limited headway internationally, but now the US industry wants the rest of the world to follow its lead and embrace preconditioning. Tommy Leighton visited the states of Oregon and Washington to find out more.
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Californians repair irrigation
Growers in southern California have been working quickly this week to repair irrigation systems damaged by last week’s wildfires, which hit avocado and citrus crops.
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ArticleCalifornia fires damage produce
Raging fires that have swept southern California in the last four days are expected to have caused extensive damage to avocado and citrus crops in the State.
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ArticleIsrael bumps up the volume
From citrus to root vegetables, a multitude of Israeli winter fruit and vegetables are amongst the staples of many UK consumers from September until the end of April. The UK is traditionally a strong performer for Israeli growers and exporters, and, with a good production season underway, this year will be no exception. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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ArticleAvocados weather cold spell
Chilean avocados have been hit hard by the country’s unprecedented cold weather this winter, but, although yield is low, quality is better than ever. As Chilean Hass avocados arrive in the UK, Elizabeth O’Keefe reports from Chile.
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ArticleHass sendings will fall
The Chilean Hass Avocado Association has announced that this year’s crop is expected to be almost halved by cold weather and snow in July.