The Hass Avocado Board kicked off 2023 nominations with an announcement of open seats and news of moving its process online. Between now and March 31, eligible Hass avocado producers and importers can nominate themselves or others at www.hassavocadoboard.com/nominations for one of 10, three-year terms opening on the board this November — six open seats for producers, four for importers.

Avocados From Mexico has prioritized growing demand for in- and out-of-home fresh avocado consumption since its inception in 2013. With avocado imports continuing to climb, the brand is implementing a strategic restructure to enable sustained growth by aligning all demand-driving efforts under one commercial strategy department.

Mission Produce Inc. recently announced a joint venture with ZZ2 Boerdery, one of South Africa’s largest farming companies, and Criterion Africa Partners, a private equity firm developing assets within the forestry value chain in Sub-Saharan Africa. The joint venture company, Selokwe Agri, is expected to expand to over 1,000 hectares of avocado orchards in the premium growing region of Limpopo, South Africa.

Members of the global avocado community attending the World Avocado Congress NZ 2023 can expect to be challenged by Eric Imbert, an international researcher, agri-economics and food technologies engineer.

The World Avocado Congress, taking place in Auckland New Zealand April 2-5 will address the changing world of avocado production and consider how sustainable the global industry is across environment, people and economics.

Dollar sales of fresh Hass avocados rose during summer holidays as average sales price increased over 2021 holidays. ASP ranged from $1.62 at its highest point during Memorial Day week and softened to $1.23 per unit during the Labor Day holiday.