Colombian Anti-Narcotics Police Launch Plan For The Safe Export Of Flowers

Westfalia Fruit Colombia, a company of Westfalia Fruit, a South African leader in the supply of subtropical fruit, inaugurated on 18 January a new processing plant for Hass avocados in Sonsón, in the department of Antioquia, Colombia. The new facility is the largest and most advanced avocado processing plant in the country. …

“Companies are currently concentrating on meeting demand from the United States and Japan mainly, which are the most active; however, the level of activity of the farms differs widely depending on the markets and the channels they serve, farms are now receiving orders from European countries”, said Augusto Solano, president of the Association of Colombian Flower Exporters- Asocolflores. …

“The Colombian avocados allow Index Fresh to build on the success that we’ve been developing for over a century. The Hass industry in Colombia is young and vibrant. There are very few trees in the country that are over ten years old,” said Giovanni Cavaletto, Vice President of Sourcing at Index Fresh. …