Large crop boosts Israeli avocado exports to EU

With wet weather favoring the crop, Israel is expecting an increase in avocado production this year. A normal production year would be around 15,000 tons of avocados harvested. This year however, 24,000 tons are expected to be harvested with much of it planned to go to Europe. It marks an increase of some 60 percent over the 2015 level, and some 70 percent of the total will be exported.

A new marketing and export project by two of the largest avocado producers in Israel – Avocado Gal and Galilee Export – promise to put more Israeli avocados on more European grocery shelves than ever. There will be more Israeli-grown avocados than avocados grown elsewhere in European markets, the companies said, making Israel a dominant force in that market.

According to Amir Bachar, CEO of Avocado Gal, “we joined up with Galilee Export because it is a leading company in marketing avocados in Europe, with an excellent reputation and a company DNA that matches ours. I am positive that our cooperation will increase profitability for the companies, and for the kibbutz and moshav growers who produce the avocados.”

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