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How to peel and pit an avocado

Though Simon and Garfunkel weren't thinking of avocados when they wrote "Slip Sliding Away," this phrase might describe our experience trying to peel and pit an avocado.
June 15 , 2022

Limoneira announces strategic shift to citrus “grower partner” fruit

Limoneira Company has signalled a major shift from its own production to a grower partner model for citrus to combat the impact of “pricing volatility and farming costs”.
June 14 , 2022

How to make fruits and vegetables last longer in hot weather

Hot weather isn’t kind to most fresh produce, but there are steps you can take to help fruits and vegetables last longer, says a University of Florida scientist.
June 10 , 2022

Avocado pricing relief likely to start in mid-July - Calavo CEO

Prices in the U.S. have been as high as $70 to $80 a carton over recent months amid strong demand and limited supplies.
June 10 , 2022

Mission Produce "back on track" as per-box margins recover in Q2

Total revenue rose by 18 percent year-on-year to $278.1 million, impacted by average selling price increases of 44 percent, partially offset by a 19 percent decrease in avocado volume sold.
June 10 , 2022

Hail damage to Mexican avocados predicted to be worth more than 2 billion pesos

Juan Manuel Bermúdez Aguilar, who is the coordinator of the Local Plant Health Board in Santa Ana Zirosto, estimated the economic effects of the hailstorm on the avocado production sector.
June 10 , 2022

Agronometrics in Charts: Colombia swiftly ramping up avocado exports to the U.S.

The charts show how Colombia is emerging as a competitor to Peru in the global avocado market.
June 09 , 2022

Limoneira’s Q2 results show increased avocado and orange revenues

Limoneira Company reported a revenue growth of 4 percent, despite a fall in net income, in the second quarter of its fiscal year, ending April 30 2022.
June 09 , 2022

Calavo’s Q2 results show improvement

Calavo Growers reported a much smaller net loss for the second quarter this year, which saw significantly elevated avocado pricing.
June 06 , 2022

Agronometrics in Charts: Berries surpass beer and avocados as Mexico’s number one agri-food export

Mexico exported US$1.395 billion of berries in the first quarter of 2022, a 22.5% year-on-year increase.
May 31 , 2022