Agronometrics in Charts: Drought delays Jalisco avocado harvest
In this installment of the ‘Agronometrics In Interviews’ series, Agronometrics studies the state of the Jalisco avocado season. The series is based on interviews with esteemed professionals from the industry, focusing on a specific origin or topic visualizing the market factors that are driving change.
The recent drought in Mexico has caused a slight delay to the start of avocado harvests in Jalisco. The grower body representing avocado growers and exporters in Jalisco reports that they were not impacted by the recent ban of U.S. inspectors in Michoacán. Jalisco’s industry could not capitalize on the sudden gap in supply created by the week-long ban.
Eleazar Oceguera Aguayo, president of Jalisco’s Avocado Industry body (APEAJAL), explained that they were unable to meet the demand during the recent ban in Michoacán.
“We have no issues with the suspension; Jalisco is still sending fruit to the U.S. in compliance with the Operational Work Plan. We can’t send more because we only have some authorized orchards with available fruit. It is the start of the season for us; we’ll probably increase the volume in a week or two,” stated Aguayo.
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