Peru: Avocado exporters aim to consolidate in the US by sending 25% of their production

Published 2024년 1월 8일

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Peruvian avocado exporters are aiming to improve their presence in the United States market, with a goal of shipping 25% of Hass avocado shipments to the US by 2025. The Peruvian Avocado Commission's president, José Antonio Castro Echecopar, stated that by 2024, they aim to ship between 200-220 million pounds of avocados to the US, with even more growth expected in the following year. The organization believes that improving the percentage of dry matter in the fruit is necessary to achieve their export goals and avoid being relegated in the US market.

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Due to the importance of the United States as a market for Peruvian avocados, exporters are working to improve the presence of this product in that country. For the 2025 campaign, the goal is to ship 25% of Hass avocado shipments to the North American market, said the president of the Peruvian Avocado Commission (PAC), José Antonio Castro Echecopar. By 2024, the organization's goal is to ship between 200 million and 220 million pounds of the fruit to the United States, and the volume will grow the following year. “When we talk about exporting 25% of avocados in 2025, it means that we should export between 300 million and 350 million pounds (to the US). It won't be easy, but last year we had a good campaign,” he told Gestión. If efforts were not made, he warned that they would only export between 170 million and 180 million pounds to the world's leading economy, which would be detrimental because the market ...

Source: Portaldelcampo