Fresh Hass Avocados

Hass avocados by dry matter and count, 4 kg cartons by the reefer container

Avocados are bought on maturity and count. The UNECE FFV-42 standard sets maturity by dry matter, 21% minimum for Hass measured by drying to constant weight, and minimum weights of 80 g for Hass and 123 g for most other varieties, with size expressed in codes by fruit weight. Export fruit is packed in 4 kg single-layer cartons by count, the number of fruit to the carton, so a count 16 carton holds larger fruit than a count 22, and European buyers of Hass commonly take the middle counts; exporters' loading plans put about 20 pallets in a 40-ft reefer. UN Comtrade 2024 export declarations put fresh avocados (HS 0804.40) at USD 9.19 billion: Mexico at 1.19 million MT and an average USD 3,216/MT, Peru at 570,000 MT at USD 2,187, Colombia at 139,000 MT at USD 2,238, Spain at 139,000 MT, Kenya at 130,000 MT at USD 1,239, Chile at 107,000 MT at USD 2,933, South Africa at 83,000 MT at USD 2,471, the USA at 60,000 MT and New Zealand at 20,000 MT.

Mexico is the only origin with year-round volume: Michoacán's orchards sit at different altitudes and flower four times a year, so harvest never stops. Peru's main season runs from about May to August with the peak in June to August, complementing Mexico's heavier August-to-May flow, and Kenya's main crop runs from March to August with a second crop from October to December. Avocados are carried at about 5-8°C for Hass and Fuerte at 90% relative humidity; they produce and respond strongly to ethylene, keep four to five weeks in normal air, and controlled atmosphere at 2-5% oxygen and 3-10% carbon dioxide can extend Hass to about six weeks, which matters on long routes. The documents follow the destination: a phytosanitary certificate from the origin's plant protection organisation, GlobalG.A.P. certification for European retail, pesticide residues within the destination's maximum residue levels (the EU default is 0.01 mg/kg where no specific limit is set), and the importing country's market-access protocol, which for China means orchards and packhouses registered with its customs authority. CBIL is a commodity brokerage company and brokers Hass avocados from packers and exporters in these origins against the phytosanitary certificate, a dry matter result and an independent inspection at loading where the buyer wants it. Cargo moves on FOB, CFR and CIF terms in reefer containers with the atmosphere set per voyage. Send the variety, count range, carton, weekly volume, whether you ripen on arrival and the discharge port.

Excluded origins are not offered, including product re-exported, blended or re-processed through a third country. Every lot moves with a certificate of origin naming the producing plant, mine or grower country, and nothing is quoted before the seller and loading point are known.