Mexico recorded a 29% year-on-year increase in its avocado exports in the first half of 2014, thanks to huge growth in shipments to markets like the U.S., Japan and Canada.
The country’s Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Food (SAGARPA) reported that exports between January and June this year were around 353,000 metric tons (MT), equating to US$794 million.
Mexican avocados were sold in 21 countries, including the U.S., Japan, Canada, France, China, Hong Kong, the U.K., Singapore and Costa Rica.
China saw the biggest growth of any export market . . .
