A kilo of Peruvian avocado can cost more than US$3 in a Chilean supermarket

Fresh Avocado

Peru

Chile

Published Sep 21, 2022

Tridge summary

(Agraria.pe) Chile is an important producer, exporter and consumer of avocado, but its productive capacities are not always up to what it needs for its demand. For this reason, Peruvian fruit is viewed with interest from said market, where orders are increasing.

Original content

Pedro Larraín Palacios, an agricultural engineer, explained that the Chilean domestic market is very strong and buys avocado at a good price, but that its local production is not enough. "That's why we like the Peruvian avocado on dates when we don't have it." The specialist, who was a speaker on hormone management in avocado cultivation at the Center for Agricultural Research and Entrepreneurship (CIEA) that the Service for Integral Rural Development (Sedir) has in the district of Moro (Áncash), explained that the A kilo of Peruvian avocado can cost more than three dollars in a Chilean supermarket. In addition, he said that in his country it is difficult to spread the crop due to the lack of water and the cold climate that characterizes that area of the continent. This explains the growing consumption of foreign avocados such as the Peruvian one. The Sedir also announced that so far in 2022, Chile has acquired 40,814 tons of Peruvian avocado, which makes it the fourth largest ...

Source: Agraria