Growers expect a significant production increase for the new Hass avocado season in Chile, which begins in September, according to estimates by the Chilean Avocado Committee.
A harvest of 200,000 tons is projected for the 2024-25 cycle, a figure that represents an increase of 33 percent compared to the 150,000 of the previous period, as reported by Simfruit.
“This growth is due to a better setting of the fruit in the productive hectares, driven by more favorable weather conditions, which makes this season the best of the last three years,” highlights Carmen Gloria Lüttges, president of the committee.
It projects that 55 percent of the total production will be destined for domestic consumption, with 110,000 tons.
“The national market will continue to be a priority, since Chileans are one of the largest consumers of Hass avocado in the world, only behind Mexico. This demonstrates the important national vocation of this fruit and the tradition of consumption that the avocado has, consolidating itself as one of the crops that destines the highest percentage of its production for local consumption,” says Lüttges.
The committee expects that 90,000 tons of Chilean Hass avocado will be exported, with Europe as the main destination (74 percent), followed by Latin America (10.9 percent), Asia (10.2 percent), and the United States (5.3 percent).
“In the case of Latin America, Argentina will continue to have a leading role, since they have become large consumers of this fruit considering its nutritional properties and excellent flavor,” added Lüttges, who also specifies that all these figures will be updated permanently over time, as the season progresses.
