Colombia to continue exporting most of Hass avocado crop to Europe
Fresh Avocado
Colombia
Published Jan 11, 2022
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Jorge Enrique Restrepo, executive president of Corpohass, said that the country is surpassing countries such as Chile and Israel, in terms of the Hass avocado exports.
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In 2022, Colombia is positioned to continue as the third country that exports the most Hass avocados to Europe, according to figures from the Corporation of Producers and Exporters of Hass Avocado of Colombia (Corpohass). Recently, Forbes reported that 32% of Colombian agricultural exports end up in a country in the European Union, according to Semana. Hass avocado has recently been taken advantage of under the Trade Agreement between Colombia and the European Union. Before 2013, Hass avocados from the country didn't reach that part of the world, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism said. He said taking into account that the Chilean harvest ends in early January, Colombia will once again position itself as the largest Hass avocado exporter to Europe, just like last year. Although the situation due to Covid-19 has reduced exports and international markets, Restrepo said that strict biosafety protocols are still being used, both on the farms and in the respective packing ...
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