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Peru expects Hass avocado exports to drop in 2024

- International
This year Peru expects to export about 468,000 tons of Hass avocado, which would mean a drop of 16 percent compared to last year, although it could be larger.

AFM touts avocados with chocolate as culinary trend

- General News
Avocados From Mexico breaks down the silence surrounding the “not-so-secret anymore” culinary trend that’s been tantalizing taste buds worldwide: avocados paired with chocolate.

Mission Produce highlights seasonal avocados, mangos at SEPC

- General News
Mission Produce, Inc. a world leader in sourcing, producing, and distributing fresh Hass avocados, today announced its program highlights for the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure (SEPC) tradeshow in Tampa, Fla., from March 7-9, 2024.

Global Avocado Summit 2024 to focus on sustainability

- General News
The Global Avocado Summit, a renewed version of the meeting that was traditionally held, and which in 2024 will take place on November 21 at the Casino Monticello events center, organized by the Chilean Avocado Committee and Yentzen Group.

Colombian avocado exports experience significant growth in 2023

- International
According to the Colombian Corporation of Hass Avocado Producers and Exporters (Corpohass), Colombian avocado exports have experience significant growth in 2023, with an increase of 26.4 percent compared to 2022.

ProduceIQ Index: Pineapple Express on the hunt

- Featured
Pineapple Express takes aim at the West Coast. Among the widespread targets are oranges, green onions, lettuce, leafy greens, and strawberries.

Mission Produce to highlight ripening innovation at Fruit Logistica

- General News
Mission Produce, Inc. a world leader in sourcing, producing, and distributing fresh Hass avocados, today announced its attendance at Fruit Logistica Berlin to showcase the Company’s exclusive ripening innovation, Mission Control, that is driving a new standard of reliability for ripe-and-ready avocados in the UK.

GRAPHIC: Avocados’ Super Bowl season

- Analysis
No produce department item has such an association with the Super Bowl as avocados. Historically, 20 percent of annual avocado sales occur around the big game in early February.

California avocado crop forecasted slightly smaller

- General News
The official crop forecast for the California Avocado Commission’s fiscal year 2023-24 is 208 million pounds, compared to the prior year volume of 237 million pounds.

Bagged avocados shine during Q3 holidays

- General News
Bagged avocados continue to emerge as a preferred choice for shoppers during holiday gatherings.