Encouraging production and raising the quality standards of the fruit are some of the challenges that Guatemala faces in order to take advantage of the multiple opportunities that exist in the international market.
It is estimated that worldwide the demand for avocado grows at a 10% annual rate and in its best season the fruit is quoted in Asian and European markets up to $1.75 per unit.
The plan is to increase the area devoted to avocado plantations in the country to 5 thousand hectares, with the aim of meeting part of local demand, which is currently mainly met with imports.
According to estimates by the authorities, the local market annually demands close to 16 thousand tons of avocado and to achieve the demand some productive projects are being developed.
The guild of merchants in Cortés is looking for avocado producers are interested in selling the product in Kuwait.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Cortes (CCIC) has announced that through the Embassy of Honduras in Kuwait it has started calling on avocado producers who may be interested in exporting their product to the Middle East country.
Spanish investors have announced an interest in local production of 1200 hectares of avocado, 800 of mangos, 300 of papaya, and 1,500 of organic coffee.
Given the prohibition of entry imposed by Costa Rica, avocadoexporters are trying to sell the fruit in new destinations, foreseeing a drop in prices after the next harvest.
Lower prices are expected in two months, at the moment of the strongest stage of the harvest, which they hope to sell in other countries in the region such as El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition to new markets, producers are trying to increase distribution nationwide.
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