This week in Fruchthandel magazine: German Fruit Award ceremony, summer fruit from France, avocados
Tears of joy flowed at many of the elegantly laid tables at the Hotel Oderberger in Berlin as the winners took to the stage and the great work of the award-winning markets was honoured with

Thousands of litres of water discharged into Axarquía river
A large irrigation reservoir, built without a licence in Cómpeta in the Axarquía, broke on Sunday. This led to the loss of tens of thousands of litres of water. The incident happened at an

Mexico consolidates position as world’s largest avocado exporter
Mexico has retained the title of the world’s leading avocado exporter, while the US is the leading importer. This is the finding of a recent Rabobank study, which reports that Mexico currently

Производство авокадо в Уэльве сократилось на 70 процентов
Сектор авокадо в испанской провинции Уэльва, где выращивается около 1 800 гектаров, потерпел сильное

Avocado production in Huelva down by massive 70 percent
The avocado sector in the Spanish province of Huelva, which is home to about 1,800 hectares of crops, has suffered a strong setback due to the drought. Local media reports that some producers have

Calavo announces total revenue of $244.7 million; 26% decline from prior year
Calavo Growers, Inc., a global avocado-industry provider of convenient, ready-to-eat fresh food, today reported its financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended April 30, 2023. Second

Farmer plants Central Florida’s first avocado trees for commercial production
A citrus grower in Frostproof, Florida, is changing tack after Hurricane Ian and citrus greening devastated his crop. “We’re going to plant 700 avocado trees here in Central Florida, which is

Produkcja awokado w Huelvie spadła o 70 procent
Sektor awokado w hiszpańskiej prowincji Huelva, który jest domem dla około 1800 hektarów upraw, doznał silnego niepowodzenia z powodu suszy. Lokalne media donoszą, że niektórzy

Mission Produce introduces non-destructive testing tech in United Kingdom
Mission Produce announced the advancement of its ripening process in the United Kingdom (UK) with AVOS Mini, a non-destructive ripeness control tool and smart device that measures avocado ripeness

Colombia Avocado Board publishes new handling guide
The Colombia Avocado Board (CAB), the promotional arm of the Colombian avocado industry in the US, has published its first ever Colombian avocado handling guide. Authored by industry expert John

Mission Produce advances UK ripening process
Mission Produce has announced the advancement of its ripening process in the UK with Avos Mini, a non-destructive ripeness control tool and innovative smart device that measures avocado ripeness

Совет по авокадо Колумбии публикует новое руководство по обращению с авокадо
Колумбийский совет по авокадо (CAB), рекламное подразделение колумбийской индустрии авокадо в США,

Kolumbijska Rada Awokado publikuje nowy przewodnik obsługi
Colombia Avocado Board (CAB), promocyjne ramię kolumbijskiego przemysłu awokado w USA, opublikowało swój pierwszy w historii przewodnik po kolumbijskim awokado. Opracowany

Spożycie awokado i mango w Hiszpanii wzrosło o ponad 1000% w ciągu dekady.
Według analizy przeprowadzonej przez Confidencial Digital w oparciu o produkty sprzedawane na Mercamadrid, największym rynku hurtowym w Hiszpanii i punktem odniesienia

Потребление авокадо и манго в Испании выросло более чем на 1000% за десятилетие
По данным анализа, проведенного Confidencial Digital на основе продуктов, продаваемых на Меркамадриде, крупнейшем

Kazakhstan is buying fruits from Peru and the Netherlands
In the first quarter of this year, Kazakhstan purchased nearly 133,000 tons of fruit, which is 1.2% less than in the same period last year. The most imported fruits were mandarins, to 27.7

Avocado and mango consumption in Spain has increased by more than 1,000% in a decade
According to an analysis carried out by Confidencial Digital based on the products marketed in Mercamadrid, Spain's biggest wholesale market and a reference in Europe, this market went from

Mission Produce to open new UK forward distribution centre in 2023
Announced last September, Mission Produce plans to open a state-of-the-art ripening, packing and forward distribution centre (FDC) in the UK in the spring of 2023. Featuring the company’s

Westfalia says protest action at Tzaneen nursery has stabilised
Avocado and macadamia producer Westfalia last week obtained an urgent interdict prohibiting a group of employees from blocking access to a Westfalia nursery facility in Tzaneen, Limpopo Province.

Rainy start to 2023 is mixed blessing for Central Coast avocado growers
Despite the rainy winter seen on the Central Coast this year, one local grower in Morro Bay says they are harvesting more fruit than in previous years. Bruce Harwood, store manager of the Morro

PIL поставляет первые авокадо из Африки в Азию с помощью EverFRESH
Pacific International Lines (PIL) успешно перевезла свои первые партии авокадо из Кении в Бруней, используя инновационную

PIL dostarcza pierwsze awokado z Afryki do Azji dzięki EverFRESH
Pacific International Lines (PIL) z powodzeniem przetransportował swoje pierwsze dostawy awokado z Kenii do Brunei przy użyciu innowacyjnego systemu kontrolowanej atmosfery EverFRESH firmy

PIL delivers first avocados from Africa to Asia with EverFRESH
Pacific International Lines (PIL) has successfully transported its first shipments of avocados from Kenya to Brunei using Carrier Transicold’s innovative EverFRESH Controlled Atmosphere system.

United Producers of Mexico focused on avocado quality
Mexico is preparing to ship an exceptionally good volume to Europe when the next avocado season starts in a couple of months. The solution for good quality avocados from Mexico is now available.

First avocado logistics center opened in Gori, Georgia
Eximcrop operates the first Kenyan avocado logistics center in Georgia, which was opened in Gori and based in Tiriphoni Fruits facilities, reports EastFruit. Eximcrop representative Vakhtang