According to estimates by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, avocado production in Brazil has grown by around 38.59% between 2017 and 2021, reaching today to occupy 18.100 hectares. Productivity in the last year's accounting was 301,000 tons of avocados.
President of the Associação de Avocado do Brasil, Ligia Carvalho, stated that between January and May 2023, around 27,600 tons of domestic avocados and avocados passed through Ceagesp , the largest commercialization center for the fruit in the country, where it is estimated to be sold. around 25% of the Brazilian harvest. The states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and the Federal District are the ones that produce the most fruit , but it has expanded to other areas, such as Ceará, which benefits from the off-season periods of the main Brazilian producers. .
Source: abrafrutas.org