Peruvian Hass avocado exports would fall in volume less than expected in the 2024 campaign

The Association of Hass Avocado Producers of Peru (ProHass) predicts a 10% decrease in avocado exports for the 2024 campaign, compared to 2023's figures, due to unknown factors from other exporters. Europe is expected to remain the primary market, receiving 60% of the total volume, while Asia's share has increased due to improved price and demand. The United States market, expecting Peruvian avocados from mid-June to August, could lead to higher prices for Peruvian avocados, potentially reducing the price gap with Californian and Mexican avocados.

(Agraria.pe) At the beginning of the 2024 Hass avocado campaign, the Association of Hass Avocado Producers of Peru (ProHass) estimated that exports would fall in volume by 16% compared to what was reported in the 2023 campaign (597,500 tons), without However, it is now expected that the reduction would be 10%. Juan Carlos Paredes, president of ProHass, pointed out that this is because there is an item in the union's projection that involves other exporters (who are not members of ProHass), which has had a constant behavior, and has not followed the same trend as the rest of the exporters (large and medium-sized) that are part of the union and that have seen their shipments decrease. “The shipments made by other exporters have remained constant, with shipments above 250 containers per week (each container is 21.5 tons), when it is usual that from week 18 the decreasing trend begins. It is difficult for ProHass to know if this behavior seen in the sector by other exporters will be ...