How Do Avocados Get To Europe?

Peru. In the last decade, Peruvian avocado exports to Europe have grown the most. Peru is now the leading supplier of avocados to Europe, accounting for over 200 thousand tonnes and 30% to 35% of the total European supply.

How are avocados transported to Europe?

From the plantations, the avocados are transported by truck to warehouses where they are weighed, washed and sorted by size. To prepare them for the long journey to Europe, they are cooled to approximately 4-8°C in cooling chambers; this prevents them from ripening too early.

Where does Europe get avocados from?

The main supplier to the European market is Peru, followed by Chile, South Africa, Israel, Mexico and Kenya. All are increasing their supply to Europe while the demand is still growing. Colombia and Morocco are also becoming important suppliers.

How do they transport avocados?

Avocados are best shipped on trucks where the temperature during transportation can be kept between 40 and 55 degrees Fahrenheit, especially over longer distances. The exact temperature depends on the type of avocado. Keeping the temperature in range is crucial.

Can avocados grow in Europe?

Spain is the main producer of avocados in Europe with 99,000 tonnes in 2020 according to Eurostat. Other sources present somewhat lower numbers of 81,000 tonnes during the 2019/2020 season and 61,500 tonnes in 2020/2021.

Are avocados shipped or flown?

Avocados are transported by sea, not air, which has a relatively low carbon footprint (amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced in the process). The average carbon footprint of one avocado is around 0.19 kilograms of CO₂ equivalents.

How do avocados get to UK?

Although Mexico is by far the world’s largest producer of avocados, the UK relies on imports from elsewhere, with Peru, South Africa, Chile, Israel and Spain (in that order) accounting for 84% of the avocados brought into the UK over the last 5 years (analysis carried out using data from HM Revenue and Customs).

Which country produces the best avocado?

Mexico. Mexico is the top avocado producing country in the world. The total avocado production area is around 415,520 acres, which produces 1.52 million metric tons every year. The majority of the avocados in Mexico, 86%, are grown in the following states: Puebla, Morelos, Michoacán, Nayarit, and Mexico.

Which country is the largest producer of avocado?

Mexico
Mexico, the world’s largest producer of avocados, has dramatically increased its avocado exports to the U.S. market. Imports of Mexican avocados increased from 300,607 MT in 2009 to 509,771 MT in 2013. The U.S. is the top export market for Mexico, with 78 percent of total exports.

Which country exports the most avocados?

Mexico still stands as the world leader in regards to export tonnes. The 2018-19 season saw approximately 1,900,000 tonnes of avocados grown domestically with 1,198,000 tonnes of these avocados exported out of Mexico.

Where are avocados shipped from?

In terms of volume, the United States imported 1.2 million metric tons of avocados with 1.1 million or 89 percent coming from Mexico. If we look at 2020 and 2021, approximately 80 percent of the avocados exported from Michoacan were for US markets.

Are avocados shipped refrigerated?

Because of this, the supply chain analytics of shipping avocados is very complex. Keeping avocados fresh requires a cold chain. That means once they’re picked, they need to be kept refrigerated constantly in order to deliver optimal ripeness at the grocery stores.

Is it legal to ship avocados?

When shipping avocados from California, they should be kept between 40° and 55°F. The specific temperature will depend on the variety of avocados between shipped. All USDA and FDA requirements also need to be followed.

Where does Spain get its avocados from?

Growing avocado in Spain is focused in Andalucía -97% of total production- and particularly in the province of Málaga -70%-. The cultivation acreage is around 19,000 hectares, producing 61,000 tons during the 2018/2019 season, 17% more than the previous one.

Can avocado trees grow in Germany?

During the summer season in Germany, Spain and Israel do not produce avocados. Germany does not produce avocados, making the country entirely dependent on imports. Apparent demand for avocados is large in Germany, and still rising.

Can avocados grow in France?

In Baho, near Perpignan, Pierre Foxonet and Henri Thorent have been growing avocados since 2019.

Are avocados worse for the environment than cars?

Avocados are a plant-based food, which is often comparatively better for the environment than an animal-based food. Transportation can heavily skew, diminish, or increase a food’s total carbon footprint, even if its production footprint is lower.

Why are avocados unethical?

The demand for avocados has also resulted in significant deforestation of other countries, particularly Mexico. Mexican cartels have taken to the avocado trade, using violence to extract money from the farmers who sell the fruit.

Why is avocado not environmentally friendly?

Avocado trees are not much of a help to the environment either. Native pine trees in Central America can absorb as much as four times more carbon than avocado trees per hectare, and the former consumes much less water than an avocado tree.

Why don’t we grow avocados in the UK?

Avocado plants don’t tolerate freezing temperatures. They can grow outside in the far south of the UK, and have even grown fruit in some years, but you’ll get better results if they’re grown in large pots indoors or in a greenhouse environment.

What fruit Cannot be grown in the UK?

Government sources sometimes quote a figure of 75% but this excludes ‘non-indigenous’ items such as exotic fruit – bananas and mangoes, tea, coffee and spices – foods that cannot be grown (either at all or on a meaningful scale) in the UK.