Mexico's 2024 avocado production is forecast at 2.77 million tons (MMT), a five percent increase over 2023 on strong export demand. Production in 2023 reached 2.65 MMT, up four percent compared to the previous year. Exports totaled 1.4 MMT in 2023, a 17 percent increase year on year. The United States is the number one market for Mexico's avocado exports, with an 81 percent share, followed by Canada, Japan, and Spain.
Production
Mexico leads the world in avocado production, according to Government of Mexico (GOM) data on 2023 avocado production. Driven primarily by export demand, Mexico's avocado production is forecast to increase five percent year on year in 2024 to 2.77 MMT. Data from Mexico's Agri-Food and Fisheries Information System (SIAP) indicate production reached 2.65 MMT in 2023, up four percent compared to the previous year. Production has grown steadily during the past ten years, mostly due to increasing demand from the United States and other export markets, as well as rising domestic consumption.
Continued near-term production growth is supported by favorable growing conditions – with a warm, subhumid climate and well-draining soil – and a production shift away from traditional crops to the higher value avocados. The past five years have seen a significant increase in avocado production, especially in the Valley Region of Jalisco, as producers diversify their crop mix to include avocados, or completely eliminate corn, wheat, and pasture area in favor of avocado orchards.
SIAP data put avocado planted area (i.e. area with mature, productive trees) at an estimated 257,571 hectares (ha) in 2023, up two percent from 2022 planted area of 252,133 ha. Planted area grew 46 percent between 2014 and 2023.
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Source: apps.fas.usda.gov