Peru to export first avocados to US

fruitnet.com - 4 Jan 2010

Peru’s government together with Peruvian avocado association Prohass will today (4 January) hold a press conference in the country’s capital to officially announce the export of the first Peruvian Hass ... read more...

USA: Calavo sees sales and profit drop

fruitnet.com - 8 Jan 2010

Calavo Growers has reported on a tough end to 2009 in its fourth quarter results, as the group took a year-on-year hit in both quarterly profit and ... read more...

Shortage boosts Australian avocado price

fruitnet.com - 14 Jan 2010

A cold and hail-filled winter in West Australian (WA) and New Zealand avocado production areas has come home to roost, with significantly lower supplies driving the price ... read more...

Halls expands into France

fruitnet.com - 21 Jan 2010

Avocado grower-importer HL Hall & Sons has announced that it is to open a second European office this year, based in France, to better serve customers ... read more...

Israel: Avocados Grow With No One to Pick Them

Dec 6, 2009 - Israel National News

The shortage of agriculture workers could cost the avocado industry up to 40 million shekels, as the fruit on the trees have no one to pick them. Avocado exports could drop by as much as 20 percent, says the Director of the Fruit Growers Association, Ilan Eshel, noting that there has been an ongoing backlog in fruit-picking since the beginning of the season two months ago. ... read more...

New Zealand, Peruvian exporters look to cash in on fresh avocados, too

Aug 13, 2009 - The Packer

The prime import players in the U.S. avocado market — Mexico and Chile — sometimes have a little extra competition from producers in New Zealand and may soon have to compete with Peru. New Zealand is a fringe participant, marketing agents said, often depending on economic factors. ... read more...

Chilean avocado industry looks to bounce back

Aug 13, 2009 - The Packer

Importers of Chilean avocados are looking for a comeback this year from a freeze that took a two-year toll on shipments into the U.S.“Chile finished their season earlier this year, and it wasn’t the smallest crop ever, but way below their high of 2006,” said Avi Crane, president of Prime Produce International LLC, Orange, Calif. ... read more...