Morocco’s Avocado Exports Surge 60%, Set to Break Annual Record

Morocco exported a record volume of avocados during the period from July 2022 to January 2023, 35,500 tons, or 60% more than during the same months of the previous season. According to the specialized website EastFruit, Moroccan exporters have every chance of setting a new record for avocado exports for the 2022/23 season (July-June). They would only need to export more than 7,000 tons of avocados to foreign markets to exceed the total exports of the previous season.

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Moroccan avocado exports have almost doubled over the past five seasons and amounted to 42,300 tons for the 2021/22 season. Morocco has moved from 12th place five years ago to become the ninth largest avocado exporter in the world at the end of 2022. With an annual supply of 1 to 1.4 million tons, Mexico is the undisputed leader in global avocado exports. The other countries whose avocado exports exceed those of the kingdom are South American countries like Peru, Chile and Colombia, European countries like the Netherlands and Spain, and African countries like Kenya and South Africa.