Mixed signals in avocado market as Europe gets a ‘ripe’ boost

The global avocado market shows diverging trends, says intelligence firm Avobook in its week 39 report. Volumes declined in the US and China, while Europe experienced a year-over-year increase. 

The US market received 1,300 avocado shipments, with 78 percent sourced from Mexico. Other notable origins included Peru (11 percent) and California (8 percent). Total arrivals fell 18 percent compared to the previous week, but remained 12 percent above 2024 levels.

US prices declined between 5 and 7 percent overall. Larger sizes saw better price stability, dropping only 2 percent. Medium-sized avocados, such as size 48, continued trading at less than half their value from the same period last year.

Europe sees growth despite weekly drop

In the Old Continent, arrivals totaled 894 containers, down 13 percent from the previous week but up 29 percent year-over-year. Chile was the primary driver of the annual increase, doubling shipment volumes compared to week 38.

Rotterdam markets experienced price declines across all sizes, especially for smaller fruit. However, Spain recorded price increases of up to 2 percent for larger fruits.

Chile exported 521 containers during the week, with 91 percent of the load destined to the European market. This volume is considered unusually high for this time in the season, Avobook notes in the report.

Peru shipped just under 500 containers, a 23 percent drop week-on-week. Of said volume, 89 percent went to Europe, cementing the Andean country’s focus on that region.

Asian market slows down

The coveted Chinese market received 21 avocado shipments, a 22 percent drop week-over-week. Peru accounted for approximately 75 percent of said volume, maintaining its hold over the Asian giant.

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