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Calavo Growers, Inc., was founded on January 21, 1924, as the California Avocado Growers' Exchange. Due to overwhelming interest in the avocado, many California growers had planted avocado seeds that had originated in Mexico. Although slow to mature, by 1923 those avocado trees were producing a large enough crop to be marketed.
Avocados, native to Central and South America, have long been produced in California. [1] In 1989, California supplied 90 percent of fresh avocados produced in the United States. [2] As of 2008, approximately 6,500 growers produce avocados on 60,000 bearing acres of land (less than 100 square miles).
This is a list of countries by avocado production from 2016 to 2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] 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 ]
One food import that American consumers could see a significant price increase in is avocados. Grown primarily in Mexico due to its warm, humid climate, Mexican avocados make up nearly 90% of the ...
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Avocados were introduced to California from Nicaragua in the early 1850s, when avocado trees imported from the Central American country were observed and reported growing near San Gabriel. [ 84 ] [ 85 ] [ 86 ] The avocado has since become a successful cash crop .
As avocado demand rises in the U.S., farmers in Kenya are producing more of the fruit.