Hurricane Patricia caused interruptions to the Mexican avocado industry, but didn’t cause any major impact. “During the days of the hurricane and a little afterwards, we had to stop harvesting,” says Ramon Paz of Avocados from Mexico. “This resulted in a reduction of about 25 percent of our weekly volume for last week only. Harvesting operations are back to normal now.”The Michoacan and Jalisco avocado growing regions were hit equally by the hurricane. Michoacan represents 82 percent of Mexican avocado production and Jalisco 15 percent. Both regions received a lot of rain. As a result, a few roads were cut or blocked by water avenues, but most have been repaired or are in the process of being repaired. “As some ports were closed, exports to Asia suffered delays,” mentioned Paz. However, shipments are on track again. “There is no damage to the avocado crop or the trees,” finished Paz.
For more information:
Ramón Paz
Avocados from Mexico
Tel: +52 1 811 600 8264