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The USDA\u2019s latest look at avocados reveals trends that point towards growing consumer interest. USDA Economist Cathryn Webber:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe California Avocado Commission<\/a> estimates that California will produce 375 million pounds of avocados in marketing year, 2024, 2025 this is up 3% from last season\u200b\u201d<\/p>\n

This number, 44% above the three-year average, if realized this California avocado crop would be the third largest in the last decade.<\/p>\n

\u201cCalifornia produces approximately 90% of the avocados grown in the US each year, most of which are Hass<\/a>, and Hass-like avocado varieties.\u201d<\/p>\n

Net production, which is domestic production minus exports, represents about 10% of fresh avocado availability in the United States, with imports accounting for the remainder. About 90% of fresh avocados that the United States imports are from Mexico.<\/p>\n

We import avocados to Mexico year-round, but volumes decrease seasonally during the summer, which is when California avocado shipments tend to peak.\u201d<\/p>\n

The higher prices are for avocados, particularly the larger size one, on a pound for pound basis.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn a pound for pound basis, larger avocados receive higher prices than smaller sized fruit. But an interesting trend in recent years is a shift towards more medium and sized avocados. As an example, the Mexican Hass Avocado Import Association<\/a> reported season to date, shipments of larger fruit to the United States accounted for 41% of volume. That\u2019s compared to about 70% from a decade ago.\u201d<\/p>\n