Colombian Hass avocado export would experience its first setback after years of explosive growth
Fresh Avocado
Fruits
Colombia
Published Dec 24, 2022
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Despite the difficult season, the executive director of Corpohass, Jorge Enrique Restrepo, highlights achievements, such as the opening of new markets and the consolidation of the item among the main agricultural exports of the country. "You can still plant more avocado in Colombia," he says.
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Ximena Gonzalez V. 2022 has been a difficult year for Hass avocado producers in Colombia. This is highlighted by Jorge Enrique Restrepo, executive director of Corpohass, the association that brings together companies that export this fruit. According to the manager, the excess rainfall has affected the quality of the fruit, and climatic factors have added to the damage to the country's road infrastructure, including tertiary roads, the international maritime context, inflation in some markets and the depreciation of the Colombian peso, one of the highest in the world, among other factors. For this reason, for the end of the year, the entity calculates a decrease in exports, considering the decline that they accumulate in the first 11 months of the year. While between January and November 2021, the country exported 3,985 40-foot containers (about 21,696 kg), this year the figure is around 3,489 containers. With this, the decline is -12.4%, a contraction that would continue during ...
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