Export opportunities for East African avocados in Europe
Fresh Avocado
Published Jan 13, 2022
Tridge summary
The European market for avocados is still growing. At the moment, Latin America dominates the supply to Europe with increasing exports. But there are certainly opportunities and challenges for emerging avocado suppliers in Africa. After years of strong growth, Latin American growers now supply almost 75% of total European imports, worth 2.15 billion euros. Africa has grown at a similar rate, if not faster.
Original content
The main suppliers to Europe are South Africa, Kenya and Morocco. Kenya leads the supply from East Africa. In 2020, this region exported 148 million euros worth of avocados to Europe. Origin of European avocado imports, in million euros / Image: ITC Trade Map The East African avocado season is similar to the Peruvian season, but it starts earlier and ends later. Figures show that European buyers are interested in African avocados, especially in the early and later part of the season. The avocado ...
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