Kenyan traders are given two weeks to export avocados out of season
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게시됨 2023년 1월 21일
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The Kenyan Directorate of Horticulture has opened a two-week window for out-of-season ripe avocado exports after exports were halted in November last year. This measure should enable growers who have ripe avocados to export the fruit within the set deadline.
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According to Benjamin Tito, head of the directorate, the survey conducted in the first week of January showed that the eastern Rift had at least 10-35 percent and the western Rift at least 10-30 percent mature avocados are to be exported. The window starts on January 23 and runs until February 6, with the export of Fuerte, Hass, Jumbo and Pinkerton varieties expected to be exclusively by sea. The main season for avocado exports starts on March 15 this year, which has prompted the regulator to exempt exporters who have ripe fruit ready. The exporters must request a field inspection and approval from the ...