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In advance of Earth Day, the Avocado Institute of Mexico and its parent organizations — the Association of Avocado Exporting Producers and Packers of Mexico and Mexican Hass Avocado Importers Association — held a virtual press briefing April 17 to discuss its biodiversity efforts.

Without a healthy planet, there can be no thriving avocado industry. That’s why the Mexican avocado industry has aligned its sustainability strategy to conserve local forests and protect the natural resources and habitats depended upon by so many.

In 2022, Mexico exported just over one million tons of avocado to the U.S. With this, the combined annual commercial value totaled $3.1 billion dollars, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Mexican producers of the fruit estimate sales this year will total around 130,000 tons during the American Football final, 30% more than in 2022

La Asociación de Productores y Empacadores Exportadores de Aguacate de México (APEAM),

Hace poco más de tres décadas, cuando México se preparaba para firmar un tratado de libre comercio con Estados Unidos y Canadá, los estadounidenses consumían, en promedio y por persona, aproximadamente medio kilo de aguacate mexicano Hass por año.

Hass avocado imports from Mexico, the main ingredient of guacamole – a favorite Super Bowl snack – are now worth $4 billion, up from about $2.5 billion two years ago, according to a new study by Texas A&M University.

The Mexican region shipped the first truck of avocados across the border, strengthening Mexico’s status as the number one source of the beloved fruit