Peru’s avocado exports fell in August as prices remained high
In July 2024, Peruvian avocado export value managed to grow due to higher prices, but in August the growth could not be sustained despite the prices being maintained.
In August, the price of avocados again grew by 24 percent, but it was not enough to offset the 23 percent drop in the volume shipped, which closed at 63,337 tons, as well as the value of shipments, which contracted by 4 percent, recording revenues of $133.8 million with an average price of $2.11 per kilogram, according to Agraria.
Avocados reached 22 destinations in the month, a figure similar to that of 2023. The largest market was the Netherlands, which despite having registered a 10 percent drop in the volume purchased (21,945 tons), grew by 16 percent in value ($47.5 million) thanks to the 29 percent increase in the average price ($2.16 per kilogram). Thanks to this, its share in Peruvian exports rose from 29.3 percent to 35.5 percent.
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