The National Service of Agrarian Health (SENASA) certified that Ica had exported 35,670 tons of avocado in 2017.
The main export destination for Ica's avocado was Europe, with 27,395 tons, i.e. 76.80% of the region's exports.
It was followed by the United States with 5,970 tons (16.74%), the Asian continent (3.45%), Central America (2.25%), and South America (0.77%).
Ica's avocado export campaign begins in February and ends in October. The season starts with the certification of production sites for those farms that are interested in exporting fresh avocados to the US, Chile, China, and Japan.
In the last campaign Ica marketed the Hass, Fuerte, Zutano, Nabal, Ettinger, and Edranol avocado varieties.
The avocado is becoming popular in all hemispheres and has become one of Ica's most important food exports.
Source: diariocorreo.pe