How will the size of the Peruvian avocado be?

Published Feb 8, 2024

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The avocado harvest in Peru is expected to be delayed this year due to a late flowering season, according to Cristiam Calderón, the production manager of Green Fruits Perú. The delay has caused uneven fruit growth, potentially leading to smaller fruit sizes at harvest time. Despite this, Calderón anticipates high demand for fruit abroad in the March-April window. He also noted that the quality of the fruit remains good barring any extreme weather events. Calderón highlighted that most avocado orchards have 90% of the desired number of fruits per plant, but their growth may be affected. He emphasized the importance of maintaining quality, citing the reduction of cadmium detection in some containers.

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Starting the interview, the production manager of Green Fruits Perú, Cristiam Calderón, comments that normally the campaign in the north, in the Lambayeque area, there were generally fields that started the last week of February or March, with 20% of the projection and a more relevant offer in April and May for avocados. He indicated that in the April-May weekly, almost all Lambayeque volumes generally reduced the opportunity for cut tons to delay them from June and July. Which hurt the following campaign. Cristiam Calderón, production manager of Green Fruits Perú. “This year I think we are going to have 10% less fruit in March, we are only going to have 30% of the fruit in April and between May - June we are going to have the accumulated difference. And we are going to have a lot of fruit from Lambayeque.” He explained that it is mainly due to the flowering season, where flowering was delayed between 40 to 60 days. “Some fields have quantified up to four floral cycle ...

Source: MXfruit