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