A new disease of avocado trees is moving towards a major production area of the United States. Laurel wilt first appeared in the United States in 2002, and has never been found anywhere else. It's devastated the backyard avocado trees it's come into contact with, and is only 150 kilometres from South Florida's vast plantations. Professor Randy Ploetz, from the University ... read more...
In prior years, Eco Farms of Temecula employed as many as 25 workers in its fields of avocado trees. Today, that number is 12. Packing used to happen six days a week; it's three now. Like other avocado farms in southwest Riverside County, Eco Farms, which controls 800 acres in Riverside and San Diego counties, is struggling with high water prices, a lack ... read more...
We don't want to give them the Ashes but we're happy to send them our avocados. More than 20 tonnes of fruit was recently shipped to the UK from five avocado growers near Bundaberg. The consignment was ... read more...
by David Ivanovic
Stay tuned as tomorrow I’ll publish the latest US import data for May 2009. EU data will be availalbe a few weeks later.
by David Ivanovic
In 2008, Japan imported more than 24,000 t. of avocadoes, for a CIF value of approximately US$75 millions.
Mexico dominates the Japanese market, with 96% of total imports supplied by that origins. Other minor players, making up the balance of suppliers, include the USA, Chile and New Zealand.
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