Avocados

9+ hour, 57+ min ago   (364+ words) NZ Avocado is using National Guacamole Day on 16 September to encourage more avocado consumption occasions, following consumer research into eating habits in New Zealand. The National Guacamole Day Study, covering more than 1,000 New Zealand adults, found that lunch is now…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (656+ words) New Zealanders currently consume around 3kg of avocado per person each year, compared with 4.7kg in Australia and 12kg in Mexico. NZ Avocado estimated that lifting local consumption to around Australian levels could increase the domestic wholesale market from around $60 million to more…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (398+ words) Kimberley Dixon September 14, 2026 New Zealand’s avocado industry is heading towards a potentially record season, with growers seeing an opportunity to unlock tens of millions of dollars in additional domestic demand – including through cafés, restaurants and foodservice. Almost eight million trays…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (654+ words) Lifting avocado consumption closer to Australian levels could generate tens of millions of dollars in additional domestic demand for New Zealand growers as the industry heads towards a potential record season, sector leaders say. The industry is forecast to produce…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (875+ words) Few superfoods can claim to be equally popular on a breakfast toast, alongside a taco, piled onto a burger, or eaten straight from the bowl on a tortilla chip. Guacamole is having a moment — or, really, it has been having…...

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6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (746+ words) September 9, 2026 | 5 min to read Westfalia Fruit, a global leader in the avocado industry, believes the next phase of avocado growth in Asia will be driven by more than increasing volumes. As markets across the region develop, understanding how consumers choose,…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (127+ words) Published 8th September, 2026 South African agro-processing company Ecovado has launched a new avocado oil processing plant in Limpopo in partnership with Alfa Laval Middle East, South and East Africa. Located in Venda, in the Vhembe district, the plant would process locally-grown…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1698+ words) Entrepreneurs are increasingly finding ways to turn rejected or surplus avocados into valuable products such as avocado oil. Slices of avocado displayed before being transformed into oil / HANDOUT Creamy, green and rich in flavour, the avocado has long held a…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1196+ words) A recent UC Davis study has exposed a troubling reality in the avocado oil industry—one that’s costing consumers money and potentially their health. Dr. Jay, a lipid research expert, recently broke down the shocking findings that reveal widespread fraud…...