The new harvest of Chinese-produced avocados have begun and is now available for sale. According to reports, due to the weather being good the avocado’s quality and production have increased this year. Yunnan remains the primary producing area for avocados within China. Most of the varieties that are grown is Hass. Recently the plantation area has increased gradually as well as the development and yielding of fruit is good. Additionally, a tiny area of plantation has been started at Hainan, Guangxi and other areas.

Hainan Nanyuan Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd. It primarily produces and markets tropical fruit. It operates from bases located in Hainan and Yunnan as well as 13 distribution centers all over the nation. Its CEO. Liu Chengxin, from the company, stated that he’s confident about China’s market for avocados, specifically prepared-to-eat avocados. The base of the company’s avocados located in Yunnan has already produced fruit this year and the production is now doubled. The ability to ripen the avocados in the warehouse of the company helps to produce the ready-to-eat avocados.

“The advantages of producing domestically grown avocados is that they possess greater dry matter content, and may ripen in trees. The dry matter percentage of imported avocados ranges from 19% to 20% which is a difference from the domestically grown avocados that are able to reach between 25% and 26%. Due to the lengthy distances involved in transportation, imported avocados can be taken when they’re 70 percent mature. In contrast, the avocados from our country are able to arrive on the market within 24 to 48 days, which means they’re harvested when they’re 90% or more mature, which results in greater dry matter percentage. For tree-ripened, ready to eat fruit, locally grown avocados are superior.” Liu explained.

Discussing the advantages and issues of cultivating avocados China, Liu said: “Domestic avocados hit the market between the last of September or early October. This is synchronized in conjunction with the Peruvian the season for avocados. Regarding plantation, Yunnan production areas sometimes have strong winds and hail However, the climate is usually favorable. The production of avocados in the country has only been in operation for a brief period and the management of planting is not yet uniform, and we have to gather technical knowledge however, the future is positive.”

In the present, increasingly larger quantities of imported avocados are permitted to access the Chinese market and the quantity is rising. The production of domestic avocados is growing year-on-year as market competition has become more intense. In this regard, Liu believes that the national avocado market has a lot of potential for growth as well as, with the advancement in production technologies, Liu thinks that the Chinese market for avocados is expected to grow quickly.

“In the last two years, beverages based on avocado have gained a lot of popularity and not just increase the amount of avocado consumed but also serves as a way to promote. Furthermore with the increase in companies entering the market, interest in technology and the experience of consumers has been growing. With constant promotion of tree-ripened and ready-to-eat avocados customers will boost their purchases after tasting the flavor and value of the avocado will fall and will lead to growth in the market. It has been observed that the demand for domestic avocados has been growing at a rate of doubling each year. ”

Hainan Nanyuan Ecological Agriculture Co., Ltd. is one of the leading national companies in the field of agricultural industrialization. Its fruits include avocado, mango, yellow pitaya as well as pepino melon, cherry tomatoes, Thai pomelo, jackfruit and durian. The entire size of the orchards exceeds 600 hectares and the channels for sales include mainly premium supermarkets as well as chains of stores selling fruit.

Source: The Plantations International Agroforestry Group of Companies