date:Jun 14, 2016
ced in 2016 is expected to rise by 15-20 percent in 2017, as more trees mature and begin producing fruit, he said. And by 2021, total volume could approach 800 million pounds.
The E.U. is the largest market for Avocados from Peru, said Equihua. We will ship about 260 million pounds there this year, or about 65 percent of the total exports. Asia is also becoming a big market. This marks the first year that Peruvian avocados will be shipped to Japan and China. In Japan, people love avocados and c