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The estimated total world production for avocados in 2022 was 8,978,275 metric tonnes, up 4.8% from 8,570,284 tonnes in 2021. [1] Mexico was the largest producer, accounting for over 28% of global production. Dependent territories are shown in italics.
Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat. Products with more evenly distributed production see more frequent changes in the ranking of the top producers.
Mexico is the world's leading producer of avocados as of 2020, supplying nearly 30% of the global harvest in that year. Mexico is by far the world's largest avocado growing country, producing several times more than the second largest producer. In 2013, the total area dedicated to avocado production was 188,723 hectares (466,340 acres), and the ...
In a visit to Michoacan, Mexico's main avocado-producing state, U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar said there should be consequences if avocados were determined to be grown on illegal orchards ...
The avocado slowdown in Mexico may be ending, as U.S. inspections may 'gradually' resume in Michoacán state. They'd been halted after inspectors were 'attacked,' U.S. officials said.
The U.S. government extended avocado import permissions to Guatemala on Friday, but don’t expect that to result in cheaper guacamole anytime soon. For nearly 30 years, Mexico has been ...
Mexico is by far the world's largest avocado growing country, producing several times more than the second largest producer. [81] In 2013, the total area dedicated to avocado production was 188,723 hectares (466,340 acres), and the harvest was 2.03 million tonnes in 2017. [ 11 ]
Last weekend, two USDA employees were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in Michoacan, Salazar said earlier this week. That led the U.S. to suspend inspections in Mexico’s biggest avocado-producing state. The employees work for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.