Avocado

The last two dry winters put traditional Greek crops to the test, but they favored new ones that can endure the effects of climate change.

In the southern province of Antalya's Alanya district, which has become Türkiye's tropical fruit production hub, producers have shifted their focus to avocados due to their lower maintenance costs and higher income compared to bananas.

Avocados instead of cucumbers, mangos instead of oranges, guavas instead of watermelons, lychees instead of apricots: Such a prospect may look unrealistic for Greece right now, but it will not be so in not-too-distant future.

Following Poland and Ukraine, Turkey has started to export avocados to Bulgaria. Last week, 5 thousand 500 avocados were exported to this country, reports FreshPlaza. 

British nutritionists made a list of food products whose consumption not only improves mood but also allows us to get rid of many diseases, including chronic, the Bulgarian National Television said.

Avocado farmers on the island of Crete have filed a lawsuit against persons unknown, claiming that an unidentified gang has been systematically stealing large quantities of their produce.

Hawaiian woman found a 2.4-kilogram avocado as big as a human head as she walked, reported Scientm.

Representatives of the Guinness Book of Records will check whether this is the heaviest known avocado. Currently in this category there is recorded 1,8 kilograms from Venezuela in 2009.