Opinion: Fortifying grocery food supply chains to meet consumer expectations

Gerd Utidewilligen of Emerson says that to meet consumer expectations and protect their brand reputations, grocers need to adopt best practices at every step of the food supply chain.

July 12 , 2021

New estimate pegs Peruvian avocado exports up 20% in 2021

In the first half of 2021, avocado exports totaled over 317,300MT, reflecting an increase of 21 percent versus the 261,900MT last year.

July 09 , 2021

Agronometrics in Charts: How much more volume can the U.S. avocado market absorb?

As avocado imports increase, their prices have remained fairly stable which can only be explained by consumption trends and demand in the North American market.

July 06 , 2021

Mexican avocado producers are arming themselves to fend off cartels - report

Fed up with being besieged by criminal organizations, avocado and blackberry producers in Michoacán formed their own armed group that is successfully keeping cartel members out of four municipalities.

July 01 , 2021

Peru’s fruit sector races to new heights

A new and in-depth USDA report uses charts to show how Peru’s fruit exports have grown quickly during the last decade, rising from just $540 million in 2010 to $3.8 billion in 2020, with the country ranking in the world’s top 10 fruit exporting countries since 2017.

June 29 , 2021

Program announced for the IBO Summit 2021

The three-day event will include presentations by world-renowned specialists in the industry, as well as virtual visits to various fields in Peru to see operations that led the country to become the main exporter of blueberries.

June 28 , 2021

Declining avocado shipments may mean trouble for Chipotle's margins, analyst says

Chipotle Mexican Grill's margins could take a hit from the predicted decline in avocado shipments next quarter, analyst Jake Bartlett from Truist told CNBC.

June 25 , 2021

California avocado growers seek ways to protect groves from heat

Heat damage has become an issue of concern to many of the state's avocado growers, and evaporative cooling with overhead sprinklers is the most widely used method of lowering the temperature of the canopy and fruit.

June 25 , 2021

Mission Produce's Steve Barnard finalist in EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021

Now in its 35th year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program honors unstoppable business leaders whose ambition, ingenuity and courage in the face of adversity help catapult us from the now to next and beyond.

June 21 , 2021

Peru: Avocado campaign 'behind schedule' as export forecast inches up

Peru is expecting to export 473,000 metric tons (MT) of Hass avocado in the 2021 season, which would represent an increase of 29.2% compared to the 366,000MT shipped in the previous season.

June 21 , 2021