Avocados from Peru honored the men and women of the U.S. Navy with a super avocado breakfast on board the USS Bataan on May 24 during New York Fleet Week.

This year Mission Produce Inc. will have its most diverse summer sourcing strategy yet. With a plentiful California season and expanding grower relationships in Mexico, Mission is leveraging its global sourcing capabilities to supply the world’s finest avocados and mangos from California, Mexico, Peru and Colombia this summer.

Grupo Aguacatero Los Cerritos, a leading avocado exporter for fruit from Jalisco, Mexico, has earned Fair Trade certification for its farms and packing facility. This is an important step in developing steady supplies of Fair Trade avocados for the U.S. market.

The California Avocado Commission initiated its annual June is California Avocado Month marketing program with media outreach and announcement activities in May. The organization continues its What’s Inside a California Avocado advertising and social media campaign spotlighting the California difference and focusing on communication of locally grown and sustainably farmed, and now is doubling down with California Avocado Month marketing support throughout June.

Avocados From Mexico made its official debut at The National Restaurant Association Show to spotlight how fresh avocados are always good, easy to work with, and should be a staple on every menu.

Colombia, a global supplier of Hass avocados, is currently at the peak of its traviesa season, a period that typically runs from April through August and can peak anytime between May and June.