World Avocado Industry U d t 2010Update 2010MelbourneMelbourne

World Growth in Avocados

• Constant growth in demandConstant growth in demand • Markets yet to be touched• Production needs to expand

Wh t i th b ?• What is are the numbers?

UPCOMING SEASON INFORMATION  MARKETS PRODUCTION

Production 

Country

Season (Month/Year 

to Month/Year)

Total Expected Volume  

(Metric Tons)  % Hass% 

Other

% Domestic 

% Europe % US

% Other Markets

Total Surface (Hectares) 

% Bearing

%Non‐Bearing  % Hass  % Other 

Projected Growth  

(Hectares/Per Year) 

Argentina Apr/11‐ 2 400 70% 30% 40% 40% 20% 720 100% 0% 85% 15% 20Argentina Jul/11 2,400  70% 30% 40% 40% 20% 720 100% 0% 85% 15% 20

Australia Jul/10 ‐Jun/11 50,347  80% 20% 94% ‐ ‐ 6% 7,552 80% 20% 80% 20% 400

BRAZIL Feb/11 ‐ 3 312 87% 13% 10% 90% 0% 0% 1 000 50% 50% 97% 3% 300BRAZIL Jul/11 3,312  87% 13% 10% 90% 0% 0% 1,000 50% 50% 97% 3% 300

Chile Jun/10 ‐May/11 180,000  100% ‐ 30% 16% 51% 3% 33,000

Israel Sep/10 ‐J l/11 85,000  30% 70% 40% 59% ‐ 1% 6,200  85% 15% 33% 67% 400Jul/11 , ,

Mexico Jul/10 to Jun/11 880,000  100% 0% 60% 1% 30% 9% 98,463 100% 0% 100% 0% N/A 

PERU 2011 Mar/11 ‐Sep/11 73,000  79% 21% 14% 63% 21% 2% 20,500 90% 10% 42% 58% 1000Sep/11

SOUTH AFRICA

Mar/ 11 ‐Oct/11 110,000  55% 45% 58% 42% 0% 0% 13,000 95% 5% 45% 55% 250

SPAIN (Season'10/1 Oct/10‐

M /11 45,000  80% 20% 28% 72% 0% 0% 8,000 0(Seaso 0/1) May/11 5,000 80% 0% 8% % 0% 0% 8,000 0

USA Nov/10 ‐Oct/11 118,000  95% 5% ‐ ‐ 99% 1% 26,125  n/a n/a 93% 7%

Dic/10 ‐COLOMBIA Dic/10 Nov/11 232,500  9% 91% 98% 2% 0% 0% 22,300  82% 18% 25% 75% 1200

MOROCCO Sept/10 ‐Mai/11 12,000  20% 80% 70% 30% 0% 0% 1,400  70% 30% 30% 70% 300