Oxnard avocado producer to open ripening center in Canada (Ventura County Star)

4 March 2010, 12:00 am

Avocados have long been a mainstay of California cuisine, crowning sushi rolls, slathered between deli sandwiches or crushed with cilantro and chopped onion for chunky guacamole.But the United States’ northern neighbors have developed an appetite for the creamy-textured fruit, prompting Mission Produce of Oxnard to open its first international ripening plant in Toronto, Canada.Ripe avocados can ...... Read More »

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