Acai producers

Country-level production data for acai.

RankCountryProduction (MT)Share %Notes
1Brazil1,600,00090Brazil is the dominant global producer and exporter of açaí, with production concentrated in the Amazonian states of Pará, Amapá, Amazonas and Maranhão; Pará alone accounts for the majority of national output and most of the export-oriented processing.[1][4]
2Colombia50,0003Colombia produces smaller volumes of açaí (locally known in some areas as ‘manaca’) in Amazon and Pacific regions; it exports niche quantities of frozen pulp and value-added products, with some recent declines in export volumes.[1]
3Peru30,0002Peru has been expanding cultivation and wild-harvest collection of açaí in the Amazon basin, supplying frozen pulp and powders mainly to regional and North American buyers.[2]
4Bolivia15,0001Bolivia participates at a small scale through wild harvests of closely related palm species used and marketed as açaí-type berries, with limited export-focused processing capacity.[2]

Major importers

  • United States The United States does not grow açaí commercially but re-exports imported frozen pulp, powders and finished products to regional markets; trade data show containerized shipments of açaí products handled by US exporters.[3]
  • France France acts as an EU import and redistribution hub for processed açaí products; recent data indicate notable year-on-year declines in its frozen açaí trade flows.[1]