Mary Lu Arpaia, head of UC Cooperative Extension's avocado breeding program, looks for Luna UCR avocados at an Irvine orchard in July. The new variety has roots in Ventura County. A new variety of ...

United States retailers sold more Hass avocados during the key summer holidays in the third quarter of 2025 than a year earlier.

Each time you walk into any grocery store and reach for an avocado, the odds are, you're grabbing a Hass. It's the one with ...

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One postman revolutionized the avocado industry; by the 1970s, the variety he created had become the leading one and a major Californian industry.

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A new variety of avocado that can trace its origins to Ventura County was released to growers in June. Researchers with University of California Cooperative Extension said the variety — called Luna ...