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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.
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.
Avocado is among Mexico's top agricultural exports, its production accounts for 4.39% of the national GDP and 8.84% of the country’s fruit production. [4] Its foreign trade’s evolution has considerably grown; in 2011, 951 million dollars were exported, while 2961 million dollars were exported in 2017. [ 3 ]
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 avocado slowdown in Mexico may be ending, as U.S. inspections may 'gradually' resume in Michoacán state. They'd been halted after inspectors were 'attacked,' U.S. officials said.
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.
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 its announcement, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said imports could resume immediately. The United States had paused its inspection program on Feb. 11 after U.S. inspectors were ...