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Colombia is the second country in South America to be selected as the venue for the World Avocado Congress. The country´s climatic conditions allow avocado to be produced 365 days […]
Wed 11/09/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
A high-level Colombian trade delegation is to meet with Chinese officials in a bid to export avocados to the lucrative Asian market. China and Colombia already enjoy close trade relations, […]
Tue 13/08/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Two Colombian banana production areas have been quarantined after an outbreak of the Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race IV (TR4) disease, which threatens the world’s bananas. The news has put neighbouring […]
Wed 07/08/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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In spite of challenges with the weather conditions, Colombia’s banana exports rose 2.5% in 2018, reaching just over 100 million boxes worth around US$859 million, according to the Augura association, […]
Wed 13/02/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The EU has sent a trade delegation to Colombia to discuss the potential of importing avocado. Many of Colombia’s coffee farmers have begun switching to avocado, with Hass exports exceeding […]
Mon 05/11/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
Colombia’s fruit producers have set their sights on the markets of South Korea and China. Agriculture minister Juan Guillermo Zuluaga indicated his government’s intention to forge closer trade ties with […]
Thu 17/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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With a 25-year track record in the export market for exotic fruits, Ocati is a family business from Colombia that has gained access to the most demanding markets such as […]
Thu 09/03/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Aguahass is a young Colombian company whose own fields of Hass avocado are going into their fifth year of production. The firm is now ready and able to start exporting […]
Thu 09/03/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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In spite of the El Niño phenomenon, the weather was relatively stable with none of the catastrophic storms of the previous year. On the contrary, the pattern of rainfall in […]
Wed 28/09/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
