Avocado monthly review: April 2020

April was marked by the transition between the winter and summer origins. The Israeli and Spanish campaigns finished earlier than last year, giving way to the summer origins, which gradually established themselves on the market. Because of a positive alternate bearing swing and the expanding cultivation areas, the summer origins registered much bigger potentials than in 2019. However, because of the implementation of health protection measures in the producer countries, and a low dry matter content, especially in Peru’s early regions, volumes struggled to get going. Hence the overall supply remained moderate, 1 % smaller than in 2019. Regarding demand, thanks to the programmes, sales remained fluid, although there was a slight perceptible slowdown at the end of the month. Prices strengthened, albeit they remained lower than in 2019 (- 5 %).

On the green varieties market, the summer origins volumes, 11 % greater than the previous year, were a heavy burden on the market. Hence prices continued to fall (- 22 % on 2019).       

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