Avocado lots are defined by variety, maturity and condition—not by the fruit name alone. Hass and green-skin varieties differ in color behavior, size profile, harvest calendar and buyer use, while fresh fruit and processed pulp or oil are separate products. Comparable offers require variety, grade basis, size or count, maturity, defects, origin, treatment, pack, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and information vintage.
The figures below are full-year 2024 fresh-avocado trade measures from the FAO Major Tropical Fruits Market Review 2024. They are dated trade flows, not production or a current physical price. USDA Florida avocado grades and U.S. import rules provide specific grade and maturity definitions; their applicability must be stated rather than assumed for every destination.
Hass and green-skin avocados have different varietal characteristics and ripening signals. Fresh whole fruit, frozen or aseptic pulp, guacamole preparations and avocado oil are also separate commercial products. Atlas keeps variety, maturity basis, fresh or processed form and intended use explicit before comparing evidence.
USDA AMS Florida avocado standards define U.S. No. 1, Combination, No. 2 and No. 3 grades using maturity, varietal similarity, form, cleanliness and defect tolerances. Covered U.S. imports must meet stated grade and maturity requirements and inspection rules, while APHIS plant-health eligibility depends on origin and pathway. A defensible lot preserves its actual grade authority, size or count, dry-matter or maturity evidence where used, defects, treatment, phytosanitary status, pack and cold-chain condition.
FAO reported around 2.9 million metric tons of global fresh-avocado exports in 2024. Peru supplied about 570,000 metric tons and Kenya 130,000, while U.S. imports were approximately 1.2 million metric tons. These measures establish trade scale and origin context; they do not determine a delivered avocado price without the exact variety, grade, size, pack, origin, destination, Incoterm, delivery window and current physical evidence.
No. Variety affects skin color, maturity behavior, size profile, seasonality and buyer preference. The exact variety or commercial type must remain attached to the lot.
It is FAO's estimate of global fresh-avocado exports in calendar year 2024. It is a dated trade-flow measure, not total production or a current price.
No. USDA grade, maturity, inspection and plant-health requirements apply to covered U.S. imports. Other destinations have their own requirements, which must be checked for the actual origin and pathway.
Variety, fresh or processed form, grade authority, size or count, maturity basis, defect and condition tolerances, treatment and plant-health evidence, packaging, cold-chain and ripening terms, origin, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.
Figures retain their source, period and review date. Corroboration is not promoted to primary evidence.