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Chinese traders plan on increasing Kenyan avocado imports

By George Munene According to China’s Director-General of the Department of African Affairs, Wu Peng, the first batch of Kenyan avocados arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday with Chinese importers showing strong interest in their high quality and plan to import on a bigger scale.  The arrival of the inaugural shipment of Hass variety avocado from …

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Horticulture directorate revises avocado export harvesting requirements

By George Munene The Horticultural Crops Directorate (HCD) has reviewed the minimum avocado dry matter percentage (DM%) post-harvest to 24 per cent for Hass and Fuerte avocadoes meant for export. This is in lieu of the numerous complaints received on the quality of avocados imported to the European Union and the United Arab Emirates. “We …

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