Industry News

California Avocado Society 2024 Annual Meeting to be Held in October

  • Sep 29, 2024

The California Avocado Society will host its Annual Meeting on October 25 in Pala, California. The event will cover a wide range of topics of interest to California avocado growers.

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Industry Alert — Call to Action

  • Sep 24, 2024

The California Avocado Commission urges growers to take action in response to the USDA's unllateral decision to no longer use APHIS inspectors in Mexico. Learn more.

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Commission Hosts District Grower Meetings — 2024-25 Assessment Rate Discussion Continues

  • Sep 20, 2024

Board members and management of the California Avocado Commission held District grower meetings September 17-19 in Fallbrook, Ventura and San Luis Obispo. Learn more about the proposal to change the current percentage of value-based assessment rate to a flat per pound rate and the discussions that occurred at the meetings.

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Growers and Industry Members Encouraged to Complete Heatwave Impact Survey

  • Sep 13, 2024

To better understand the impact of the heatwave on the 2025 California avocado crop volume, the California Avocado Commission has drafted a brief survey. The Commission highly encourages California avocado growers and industry members to complete the survey as data from the survey will help CAC refine heatwave responses by area based on the specificity of responses.

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Summer 2024 Edition of From the Grove Available Online

  • Sep 06, 2024

The Summer 2024 edition of From the Grove is now available online

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Rely® 280 Herbicide Production to Cease

  • Sep 04, 2024

CAC learned last week that BASF, the manufacturer of Rely® will no longer be manufacturing the product.  Learn more.

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