Chile expects 15% fewer avocados

According to Mundoagro, a yield of 186,423 tons of avocados is expected in Chile for 2022/23, which is 14.4% less than last season's 217,000 tons. The reasons for this decrease are drought and especially frost that hit the crops in late May and early June. It is expected that 55% of the harvest will be destined for export, mainly to Western Europe. The remaining 45% is sold on the domestic market. Of the main crops in Chile, avocados have the highest percentage of the harvest sold domestically. “Although we have had a complex winter due to the frost, the Chilean sector has shown its enormous resilience and strong competitive position in the world. This is especially relevant when we consider that Chilean horticulture is challenged by the local and global context, with high logistics costs, sharp increases in raw material ...