avocados

There’s life beyond the hass avocado

Although the U.S. market deals in multiple avocado varieties, the overwhelming consumer favorite remains the Hass avocado at 95 percent...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Organic avocados show price sensitivity

As the avocado market in the United States continues to expand, there are also terminal market prices for organic avocados,...

6 years ago 1 minute read

International avocado price comparison

When comparing U.S. prices with international markets for 2015, Birmingham in the United Kingdom had a higher price than the...

6 years ago 1 minute read

An inside look at avocado market fluctuations

For U.S. terminal market avocado prices, high prices tend to be in September and October with low prices in January...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Avocado price growth slows

Avocado prices have been on the rise with average terminal market annual prices for 2015 at $2.72 per kilogram, 2016...

6 years ago 3 minute read

A closer look at Peru and Chile avocados

Two avocado suppliers having an interesting impact on the global and U.S. avocado market are Peru and Chile. Since signing...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Avocado production highs and lows

In 2017, Mexican avocado production reached 753,589 metric tons, though this was down by 6 percent from the previous year...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Mexico tops avocado exporters

The world’s top avocado exporters are Mexico, the Netherlands, and Peru. Mexico has been the global leader since 1994 and...

6 years ago 3 minute read

USA not alone as big avocado importer

As avocado demand increases so do imports—from 2014 to 2016, imports grew 32 percent. According to the Food and Agricultural...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Deconstructing the soaring avocado market

Avocados are more than for guacamole now, as they are the breakfast choice of health enthusiasts and a typical part...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Be careful with produce markdowns — especially avocados

My local retailer, San Antonio-based H-E-B, has been offering a house brand of so-called ugly produce under the Inner Beauties...

6 years ago 3 minute read

See Avocados from Mexico’s Super Bowl ads before the Big Game

What do avocados and dogs have in common? According to veterinarian advice they aren’t a natural pair, as skins and...

6 years ago 2 minute read

An avocado too big to believe

How much guacamole do you think a six-pound avocado would make? This Hawaiian grower, Kenji Fukumitsu, may be producing world-record...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Trader Joe’s favorite produce item isn’t bananas anymore

Over the past 10 years, Monrovia, CA-based Trader Joe’s has polled customers on their favorite items to buy in-store. While...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Super Bowl avocado supplies look solid so far

With less than a month before the No.1 avocado consumption day of the year, a fuel shortage in Mexico could...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Peru jumps to No.2 avocado exporter to the U.S.

Soaring in popularity are Peruvian avocados, which were first imported to the United States during the summer months back in...

6 years ago 2 minute read

How to avoid Avocado Hand

I learned how to avoid avocado hand from the masters of avocados – Jan DeLyser and Marji Morrow of the...

6 years ago 2 minute read

See how fresh produce fares in Thanksgiving dinner cost

All the holiday orders are now paying off at retail as consumers head to stores, make online orders and load...

6 years ago 2 minute read
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