Oppy sales leader to retire

Oppy says that, in short order, Jeff Walker became fondly known by his colleagues as “The Lone Ranger,” singlehandedly building the business with key customers in Texas and the South-Central U.S.

June 17 , 2021

U.S. fruit imports grew by a quarter in April to hit new record

Almost all major fruit categories saw increased imports year-on-year in April, with the value of trade passing the $2 billion mark for the first time.

June 17 , 2021

AGRI Developments expands into Filipino Hass avocado production

The development has been created to meet rapidly growing demand for Hass avocados within the Philippines as well as regionally across Asia, the company said.

June 17 , 2021

Australians enjoy A$1 avocados amid record production

A record avocado crop in Australia has sent local markets prices down to just A$1 (US$0.77), just a couple of years after prices hit A$9 (US$7) in the summer of 2018.

June 16 , 2021

Westfalia Fruit Group illustrates its commitment to sustainability with science-based targets initiative

"By determining clear and measurable targets that are aligned with climate science, we are confident the Group will successfully reach its goals of carbon neutrality by 2030 and ultimately recover lifetime carbon emissions by 2049," says Johnathan Sutton, Group Safety and Environment Executive.

June 15 , 2021

Agronometrics in Charts: Strong Q2 finish for avocado industry reflected in USDA data

Colin Fain of Agronometrics provides an analysis of what has been happening in the U.S. avocado market so far this year in terms of volumes of prices.

June 15 , 2021

Mission Produce boosts Q2 EBITDA amid volume uptick

Mission Produce has posted strong financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2021, with revenue, net income and EBITDA all seeing increases following a sharp uptick in volume.

June 11 , 2021

Calavo boosts Q2 earnings following record avocado volume

While avocado volumes were 9 percent higher than the prior-year period, total revenue was impacted by the lower average selling price of avocados in the company’s Fresh segment, which resulted from increased supply from Mexico.

June 10 , 2021

New Australian technology can significantly cut avocado tree wait times

The wait times for avocado trees could soon get a lot shorter thanks to a world-first Australian innovation that can use a single millimeter of tree cutting from one tree to make 500 new ones.

June 08 , 2021

Israeli conglomerate set to invest $60M in Colombian Hass avocado production

Managro, an Israeli-based agricultural investment conglomerate, is reportedly planning to buy 3,700 hectares (9,140) acres of land in Colombia for Hass avocado production.

June 08 , 2021