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During its second year of avocado exports to the U.S. Jalisco growers are satisfied with the results this season.

Mission Produce becomes a first US importer of avocados from Jalisco, Mexico

Additional volume promotes a reliable year-round supply of avocados to meet U.S. demand...

The United States authorizes the entry of avocado from the Mexican state of Jalisco

Spanish apple producers will lose more than 52 million euros if the sale price is not increased by at least 15 cents per kilo before summer, given the impossibility of coping with the rise in costs of this product and a drop in price 3.5% in the first months of this year, according to the Spanish Federation of Associations of Exporting Producers of Fruit, Vegetables, Flowers and Live Plants, FEPEX.

Trade between Spain and Morocco reaching record numbers

Trade between Spain and Morocco reaching record numbers

Mexico shipped 140,000 tons of avocado to the US for the Super Bowl

The main factors driving the 20% growth in exported revenue were exchange rate, ideal weather, and increased consumption.

Spain is the “vegetable garden of Europe” and the sector remains competitive thanks to a combination of quality, innovation and meeting consumer demands, the Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, told EURACTIV’s partner EFE agro in a video interview. With more than 30 million tonnes produced per year, and a yearly turnover of €18 billion, Spain is the leading producer of fruit and vegetables in the EU. Underscoring the importance of the Spanish agricultural system in the EU, Pla...