As we head into the college basketball bracket season, Avocados From Mexico and Mission Foods are inviting shoppers to celebrate game day with the return of Taco Tip Off. The two companies have partnered to encourage shoppers to make avocados and tacos the star of their gameday plans. Back by popular demand, the promotional program includes engaging in-store displays, consumer savings, sweepstakes, and recipe inspiration for fans to create delicious tacos at home, all designed to drive avocado sales and basket size during the height of college basketball season. The program will be in-store

The one-week suspension of imports of avocados from Mexico was lifted on Feb. 18, and shipments were expected to reach pre-suspension levels as soon as the week of Feb. 20. The suspension had been issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Feb. 11 after a U.S. inspector working in an avocado packingshed in the state of Michoacan reported a verbal threat. The USDA immediately announced the ban and began working with Mexican officials to address the problem. In a press release, USDA warned that the suspension would “remain in place for as long as necessary to ensure the appropriate actions

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced today that its avocado inspection program in Michoacan, Mexico has restarted and avocado exports to the United States have resumed. APHIS, working closely with the U.S. Embassy in Mexico’s Regional Security Officer, Mexico’s national plant protection organization, and the Association of Avocado Producers and Packers Exporters of Mexico have enacted additional measures that enhance safety for APHIS’ inspectors working in the field, following a threat made to an employee on Feb. 11. The safety of USDA

Over the weekend, the U.S. government suspended avocado imports from Mexico "…until further notice," but retailers, consumers and foodservice professionals can continue to purchase and enjoy avocados from the Dominican Republic. Desbry Tropical Avocados are available in ample supply for immediate shipping. Grown and distributed by WP Produce Corporation, headquartered in Miami, FL, Desbry premium-quality Tropical Avocados remain green when ripe, are about three times larger than the more familiar Hass variety, have a sturdy texture, and stay fresh longer after being cut (slower to oxidize and

Calavo Growers Inc., a global leader in the avocado and value-added fresh food industries, announced the promotion of Gordon Breschini to director of national sales for the Calavo Fresh team, and the retirement of industry veteran Bob Collier. Breschini, who has been with Calavo since 2008, most recently as senior account manager, will lead the national fresh sales team, targeting volume growth; manage U.S. avocado-customer relations by working with fresh directors and account managers; and work to establish avocado pricing strategies that drive profits for the company and customers. Collier's

As avocado prices reached near record highs leading up to one of the biggest avocado consumption days, yesterday’s Super Bowl, the United States has temporarily suspended Mexican avocado imports. The suspension was put into place Saturday night after a U.S. plant safety inspector received a threatening phone call. Mexico’s agricultural ministry said Saturday, “U.S. health authorities made the decision after one of their officials, who was carrying out inspections in Uruapan, Michoacan, received a threatening message on his official cellphone.” According to those close to the situation, the