Avocado Yearbook 2022 reveals significant increase in exports for this season in Chile

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Published Sep 20, 2022

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Avocado exports from the southern hemisphere and Mexico have shown a significant increase this season, with a percentage increase of 29% in the volume sent by these suppliers. This is how iQonsulting announces it in its "Yearbook 2022: International Avocado Market", with the aim of providing updated information on exports and prices obtained in various markets for this fruit. The first place is held by Mexico with a 58.4% share, managing to dispatch a total volume of 1,227,070 tons during this year. Peru, for its part, holds second place with a 25.2% share in exports, and with a total volume shipped in the last season of 557,010 tons.

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Chile has remained in third place with a 6% share in shipments and a total export volume of 126,508 tons of avocado. The main Chilean export and production variety is Hass, with a 99.7% share among the varieties produced. As for the main markets for Chilean avocado exports, their configuration has changed over time. Twenty seasons ago the main destination was the United States, however, since 2012/13 the main market has been Europe (67.7% share of shipments) and to a lesser extent Latin America (18.5% share of shipments). ). Avocado production is concentrated between the regions of Coquimbo and O'Higgins. However, the Valparaíso region ranks first with a 65.4% share of shipments in the last 2021/22 season, and with a total dispatched volume of 82,774 tons. In addition, this region has the largest planted area in the country, with a total of 17,000 hectares. The Chilean domestic market continues to be attractive in terms of prices and with a high per capita consumption of close ...

Source: Portaldelcampo