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Calavo Growers, Inc., was founded on January 21, 1924, as the California Avocado Growers' Exchange. Due to overwhelming interest in the avocado, many California growers had planted avocado seeds that had originated in Mexico. Although slow to mature, by 1923 those avocado trees were producing a large enough crop to be marketed.
Countries by avocado production in 2020. This is a list of countries by avocado production from 2016 to 2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production for avocados in 2022 was 8,978,275 metric tonnes, up 4.8% from 8,570,284 tonnes in 2021. [1]
In the late 1970s to early 1980s consumption surged again due to Latino immigration. During the period avocado consumption tripled in Mexico as well. The present Commission was organized in 1978 as a successor to the Advisory Board. In the 1980s there was a boom in avocado planting in California, mostly by small, semi-professional growers. [1]
The Mountain Fire burned about a quarter of Ventura county's avocado harvest. The county is the number one producer of the fruit in the state.
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Trade groups are pressing for a quick resolution after the U.S. banned avocado imports from Michoacán, following a threat to a U.S. inspector there.
That led the U.S. to suspend inspections in Mexico’s biggest avocado-producing state. The employees work for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Because the United States also grows avocados, U.S. inspectors work in Mexico to ensure exported avocados don’t carry diseases that could hurt U.S. crops.
The plant was introduced to Spain in 1601, Indonesia around 1750, Mauritius in 1780, Brazil in 1809, the United States mainland in 1825, South Africa and Australia in the late 19th century, and the Ottoman Empire in 1908. [57] In the United States, the avocado was introduced to Florida and Hawaii in 1833 and in California in 1856. [57]