Lorena avocado breaks through in Colombian exports

Avocado cultivation has grown significantly in Colombia in recent years. Avocado, meanwhile, is one of the most important fruits in the South American country. The Hass variety is the most popular avocado worldwide, but other varieties are increasingly breaking through on the international market, such as Lorena, a variety from Palmira, a place in the department of Valle del Cauca, which will have a significant share within a few years. in the export figures. Llanofrut, a producer association from Lejanías, a municipality in the department of Meta, dedicated to the cultivation, marketing and export of guava and mangosteen, hopes to obtain Good Cultivation Practice certification from the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) in November and two cultivation sites of Lorena avocados to be registered as export companies. President Martín Emilio Muñoz Nohava explains that the Lorena avocado is in high demand on the national market. It differs from the Hass avocado in weight and size. ...