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    Colombian avocado exports increase by 87.8% from January to May

    • Last Update: 2021-08-13
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    According ProColombia news, from January to May, the Colombian avocado exports reached $ 114.
    3 million, an increase of 87.
    8%
    .
    The main export destinations of Colombian avocados are the Netherlands, Britain , Spain, Belgium, France , Germany , Argentina, Russia and Costa Rica
    .
     
    Flavia Santoro, president of ProColombia, said that avocado is currently Colombia's second largest export fruit, second only to bananas
    .
    Avocados have become one of the main driving forces for Colombian agricultural exports
    .

     
    The Colombian avocado market is mainly concentrated in Europe, but the country has begun to focus on the Asian market
    .
    A few days ago, Westfalia Colombia branch has just exported 18 tons of avocados to South Korea.
    This is the first time that Colombian avocados have entered the Korean market
    .
    The per capita consumption of Korean avocado is 260 grams
    .
    In the United Kingdom, the figure reached 1.
    5 kg, and the United States even reached 3.
    5 kg
    .
     
      Westfalia is headquartered in South Africa and has more than 70 years of experience in the fruit industry
    .
    The Columbia branch of Westfalia exported local avocados to Europe for the first time in 2021 and invested in its own farm in Colombia in 2014
    .
    At present, Westfalia is the largest exporter of avocados in Colombia.
    It has two packaging plants and more than 1,500 hectares of joint plantations in Colombia
    .
    In 2020, the Columbia branch of Westfalia exported more than 10,000 tons of avocados.
    From January to May 2021, the company's avocado exports increased by more than 60%
    .
    Export to Britain, France, Germany
     
      Flavia Santoro, president of ProColombia, said that avocado is currently Colombia's second largest export fruit, second only to bananas
    .
    Avocados have become one of the main driving forces for Colombian agricultural exports
    .

     
      The Colombian avocado market is mainly concentrated in Europe, but the country has begun to focus on the Asian market
    .
    A few days ago, Westfalia Colombia branch has just exported 18 tons of avocados to South Korea.
    This is the first time that Colombian avocados have entered the Korean market
    .
    The per capita consumption of Korean avocado is 260 grams
    .
    In the United Kingdom, the figure reached 1.
    5 kg, and the United States even reached 3.
    5 kg
    .
     
      Westfalia is headquartered in South Africa and has more than 70 years of experience in the fruit industry
    .
    The Columbia branch of Westfalia exported local avocados to Europe for the first time in 2021 and invested in its own farm in Colombia in 2014
    .
    At present, Westfalia is the largest exporter of avocados in Colombia.
    It has two packaging plants and more than 1,500 hectares of joint plantations in Colombia
    .
    In 2020, the Columbia branch of Westfalia exported more than 10,000 tons of avocados.
    From January to May 2021, the company's avocado exports increased by more than 60%
    .
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