According to Prohass, this year, Hass avocado exports of avocado would amount to 140,000 tonnes, 40 percent more than in 2013's March to September export season.
This growth would be driven by higher shipments to Europe, as there have already been first shipments to this destination, said Arturo Medina, Prohass' CEO.
"Normally, Spain and the Netherlands are the main importers of Peruvian Hass avocado in the statistics, but we must take into account that the Netherlands re-exported almost 90 percent of this product, and Spain about 50 percent," he said.
However, he stressed other positive aspects such as the yearly increase in consumption of Peruvian avocado in Germany.
Regarding the amendment of the Work Plan for the export of the product, Medina explained that it wouldn't apply only to the U.S. but to all destinations.
"One of the most important points is that the SENASA will check that all the Hass avocados to be exported have a minimum of 21.5 percent dry matter for all export destinations," he added.
He also ensured that the 2014 procedures included the regions of Piura and Lambayeque as SENASA had authorized them to export avocados to the United States, and that the maximum tolerance of no-quarantine pests for export to the United States and Chile would be at 4 percent.
Finally, he said it was difficult to know, at present, how these markets would behave, as the campaign (March-September 2014) was just the beginning. "All we have to do is to send a product of very good quality and a suitable dry matter if we want to maintain the worldwide good reputation of the Peruvian Hass avocado," he said.
Source: andina.com.pe