This is the leading European country in the export ranking, buying avocados from Peru for USD 306 million.

He Central Reserve Bank From January to August of this year, he reported on his social networks the status of exports of various products in Peru. Thus, it was revealed that exports from butter Fruit In other countries, also known as butter – increased by 16.7% compared to the same period analysis value in 2022. But almost a third of these exports, which have reached US$949 million so far this year (as of August), have gone to a European country located in the northeast of the continent.

The Netherlands imported $306 million worth of avocados from PeruThis amount corresponds to the January-August season, which is more than what was sold in 2022, which reached a turnover of USD 262.8 million, making the country the top exporter of this product. But this is not the first time this has happened. European territory has been the leader in exports for many years: in 2020, this country imported almost 140 thousand tons; In 2021, it bought 180 thousand; And in 2022 this amount reached 200 thousand.

Other Peru Exporting Countries butter Fruit son SpainWith 180 million US dollars; America, US$127 million and chile, with 91 million US dollars. Thus, the United States has moved from the second exporter to the third place, while Spain has risen to the second place.

These results in exports of avocados Netherlands, seems to have been less affected by the controversy surrounding the withdrawal of these fruits from the country’s market. In March, Europe’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) issued a warning about the presence of cadmium in Peruvian avocados. According to the Annex of the European Commission Regulation 488/2014, these fruits from Peru exceeded the maximum permissible heavy metal content – 0.05 mg/kg ppm – according to the company.

After this warning, the health authorities Netherlands They recovered one of these batches of avocados, which caused alarm among the Peruvian authorities.

The Netherlands consumes almost all of its avocados for domestic consumption. According to the article Netherlands, Business IndustryThe country is one of the world’s 10 largest exporters, where “about 42% of overseas sales are re-exports.”

Likewise, according to Fresh Plaza, “most avocados will reach Netherlands to the European market (re-export). A small portion of imports, about 9%, goes to the Dutch market. It is in this way that this European country is also one of the largest exporters of this fruit. “The Netherlands specializes in import and export logistics, transport and distribution of avocados, as well as ripening, inspection and, if necessary, packaging,” Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported.

However, the largest avocado producers remain Latin Americans Mexico, Peru Y Colombia Top three positions respectively. On behalf of the nation of Peru, the President There is an Avocado Growers Association The country’s Juan Carlos Paredes has promised to explore new markets. World Avocado Organization (WAO) Efforts are being made to stimulate consumption in small consuming European countries such as Italy.