SOUTH AFRICA: Avocado export forecast expected to drop
2020-05-12
The South African avocado export forecast has been cut by some 2millions cartons as the effects of Covid-19 on international markets becomes clearer.Continue Reading
STUDY: Scientists develop ‘hands off’ system for spotting perfectly ripe avocados
2020-05-11
SOURCE: Madeleine Cuff, iNews As the brunch ingredient of choice for millennials, supermarkets face a continuous battle keeping their shelves stocked with perfectly ripe avocados. Customers demand ready to eat fruit, but avocados have a short shelf life, swinging from hard to mushy within just a few days. Suppliers, supermarketsContinue Reading
USA: People are buying more avocados and less bacon as coronavirus shifts eating patterns
2020-04-30
SOURCE: LA Times The coronavirus outbreak has transformed the way the world eats. There is no trend, exactly, other than this: People want comfort. They also want to eat their way to stronger immune systems. They’re stress baking, but they’re also eating healthier foods than they would have at restaurants.Continue Reading
AUSTRALIA: Avocado farmers call for brunch lovers to smash them at home during coronavirus isolation
2020-04-07
SOURCE: Melanie Groves and Charlie McKillop, ABC Rural Australia’s avocado growers are urging brunch lovers to keep up their smashed avo habit at home after a dramatic crash in the market set off by the coronavirus shutdown of cafes and restaurants. The food-service industry is a massive market for avocadoContinue Reading
USA: Avocados show growth in volume, value in 2019
2020-03-30
SOURCE: Tom Karst, AgWeb Dominated by Mexican fruit, total U.S. imports of avocados rose 6.4% in 2019 to more than 1.1 million metric tons. U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics show that total imports of 1.11 million metric tons of avocados rated 6.4% above 2018 imports of 1.04 million metric tonsContinue Reading
USA: Daily avocado consumption improves attention in persons with obesity, study finds
2020-03-23
A diet including daily avocado consumption improves the ability to focus attention in adults whose measurements of height and weight are categorized as overweight or obese, a new randomized control trial found.Continue Reading
USA: Avocado lace bug confirmed on Hawaii Island
2020-02-28
Original Source: Laura Ruminski, West Hawaii Today Another invasive pest has been identified on Hawaii Island, this time threatening avocado trees. Avocado lace bug (Pseudacysta perseae) was first detected in Pearl City, Oahu, in December 2019 and was subsequently identified on Hawaii Island and in plants infested at retail outletsContinue Reading
NEPAL: Dhankuta farmers falling in love with avocado
2020-02-20
Original Source: Nepal 24 Hours Dhankuta district was famous for exporting toothsome orange creating its niche market among consumers in the eastern Terai and also in adjoining Indian markets of Bihar and West Bengal. Once a synonym of orange production in eastern hills of Nepal, Dhankuta, of late, is turningContinue Reading
NEW ZEALAND: Avocado trees killed in Far North orchard
2020-01-31
An avocado orchard in the Far North has been vandalized – alongside the words “water thieves” – in an apparent protest against water usage in the parched region. Windbreaks have been slashed and graffitied, water pipes have been cut and about 20 trees have been killed over the ChristmasContinue Reading
CHINA: Avocados hit sweet spot while sucking Chile dry
2020-01-21
Chinese consumers have embraced the craze for the fruit only in recent years, but that is making life ever more difficult in one of its source countries, the programme China’s Growing Appetite finds out. It is a superfood, packed with vitamins, minerals and fibre. And in China, avocado hasContinue Reading
MEXICO: Avocado growers increasingly face cartel violence
2019-12-09
The trail an avocado takes from farm to toast is increasingly punctuated by chain-link fencing and AK-47s. At least, that’s become the case in Mexico, where the meteoric rise of the avocado industry has attracted unwanted attention and an increase in violence toward growers and their workers. The threatsContinue Reading
USA: Avocado imports jump from all LatAm origins through Q3
2019-11-25
The U.S. saw significant increases in Hass avocado imports from all Latin American origins through September this year, USDA data shows. Over the nine-month period, total imports from the region rose by 20% year-on-year from USD 1.7 billion to USD 2 billion. The growth came amid the lowest CaliforniaContinue Reading