Chilean avocados gain foothold in Australia 

Chilean avocados gain foothold in Australia 
Chile’s first avocado campaign exporting to Australia has already seen almost 150 tons of Hass shipped across the Pacific. On August 4th, Chile became only the second country, after New […]
Thu 29/10/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

AvoBravo: an innovative project for Russian consumers

AvoBravo: an innovative project for Russian consumers
“It was a risk to launch the AvoBravo project because we did not know if Russian consumers were willing to buy read-to-eat avocado. But we took the risk, and AvoBravo […]
Wed 02/09/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

New avocados from the UCR and Eurosemillas more profitable and extend calendar

New avocados from the UCR and Eurosemillas more profitable and extend calendar
The University of California Riverside (UCR) and Eurosemillas have signed a new agreement to develop and exploit a revolutionary new generation of more profitable avocados, with a harvesting schedule extended […]
Thu 20/08/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

First full campaign for Spanish grapes in Vietnam commences

First full campaign for Spanish grapes in Vietnam commences
2020 will be Spain’s first full season shipping table grapes to Vietnam, after gaining access in 2018 and completing successful trial shipments in 2019. Fepex reports that the first shipment […]
Wed 22/07/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

New test to obtain the perfect avocado

New test to obtain the perfect avocado
Researchers at Cranfield University have come up with a new technique for measuring the ripeness of avocados. It is hoped that besides satisfying consumer demand for ready-to-eat fruit, this method […]
Wed 20/05/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

Filipino produce continues to enter new markets

Filipino produce continues to enter new markets
The Philippines continues to open new markets around the world for its agri-food products, even during the Covid-19 pandemic. In just the last two months, the country has sent its […]
Tue 19/05/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

First Philippine avocados land in China

First Philippine avocados land in China
On 31st March, the first ever shipment of Philippine avocados (7,656 tons of Hass) was sent by Dole to China. A ceremony was held to mark the occasion on April […]
Thu 16/04/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

Westfalia Fruit sends Colombian avocados to Japan

Westfalia Fruit sends Colombian avocados to Japan
After years of hard work, a container carrying 16 tonnes of quality Colombian Hass avocados has been exported from Westfalia Fruit Colombia (WFC) to Yokohama, Japan. This is the first […]
Wed 18/03/2020 by Richard Wilkinson

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