“This Peruvian avocado season is really a puzzle that we are barely starting to put together”

As Peru’s avocado season is nearing the halfway mark, the climate related challenges mean forecasting how it will progress and eventually end, still remain somewhat of a mystery. Renzo Ceruti, general manager of the Geneva, Switzerland based importer Three Rivers, “This avocado season from Peru is particularly challenging due to the weather impact, we have seen higher temperatures and they have resulted in lesser volumes, smaller sizes and a shift in the harvests from the different regions of Peru.”

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FreshPlaza Special on Peru (May 2024)

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