The 2024-25 Chilean avocado season saw record-breaking volumes, with a total production of 240,000 tons. This is a 15-year record high, the Chilean Avocado Committee has stated. 

The final figures also represent a 60% increase from the 150,000 tons produced during the 2023-24 season, according to USDA data. Exports accounted for 57% of the season’s total, equating to 136,000 tons, noting a 52% increase over 2023-24’s 89,363 tons exported.

Europe remained the leading export destination, representing 57% of shipments with 77,000 tons. Latin America followed, with 25.1% (34,000 tons), led by Argentina. Asia received 8.6%, North America 8.5%, and Oceania 0.8%.

The season surpassed initial estimates due to favorable weather, improved fruit set, and the adoption of new agricultural technologies and management practices in non-conventional areas. Total production area remains stable at approximately 74,132 acres nationwide.

Although Europe has continued to be the main destination market for Chilean avocados, taking over 50% of shipments annually in the past six years, Chilean supplies help fill gaps in the U.S. market during the fall and winter months. The country’s star variety, the Hass avocado, is hugely popular worldwide.

Despite their healthy global presence, the early half of Chile’s avocado production is usually retained for domestic consumption. In 2024-25, this amounted to 43% of the total production. Chile is the second-largest global consumer of Hass avocados, with an average per capita intake of 19 lbs. annually.

Francisco Contardo-Sfeir, executive president of the Chilean Avocado Committee, highlighted the season’s significance: “These results are excellent news for the sector and reflect the economic impact of our industry, as avocados mobilize a diverse production chain, with small, medium, and large producers, exporters, logistics operators, and distributors. Together, we generate more than $700 million per year.”

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