China: Inflow of South African avocados expected to drive higher consumption

Published 2024년 1월 10일

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The International Fresh Produce Association hosted a webinar bringing together representatives from South African and Chinese avocado sectors to discuss South African avocado exports to China. The global avocado trade has experienced rapid growth in the last decade, reaching 2.5 million metric tons and US$6.9 billion in the 2021/22 season. South Africa's representative to the World Avocado Organization is optimistic about the potential for South African avocados in the Chinese market due to recent increases in avocado imports and the country's growing avocado production.

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According to Produce Report, the International Fresh Produce Association recently brought together representatives from the South African and Chinese avocado sectors for a webinar discussing the imminent start of South African avocado exports to China. The conversations covered a variety of topics, including the dynamics of the global avocado trade, an overview of the South African avocado industry with information on key players, and an exploration of the landscape of the imported avocado market in China. According to Clive Garrett, South Africa's representative to the World Avocado Organization, global avocado trade has experienced rapid growth in the last decade. In the 2021/22 season, global avocado exports reached 2.5 million metric tons and US$6.9 billion, representing 3.6% and 8% of global fruit trade in terms of volume and value. respectively. Over the decade since the 2011/12 season, the volume of global avocado trade has increased by 1.5 million metric tons with an ...

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