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For nearly 30 years, the Mexican Hass avocado trade has demonstrated how North American integration creates value for workers, businesses and consumers on both sides of the border. Today, a supply chain connecting more than 35,000 growers, over 90 packers and 200 importers delivers fresh, high-quality avocados year-round to meet America’s growing appetite, while generating economic activity across transportation, distribution, retail, foodservice and other industries.

APEAM Facts

APEAM represents:
1. 90 packing houses
2. 34,000 growers
3. 42,000 avocado orchards
4. 338,500 acres of land
5. 39 municipalities of Michoacán
6. 10 municipalities in Jalisco
APEAM’s mission is to provide consumers with a top-quality product in terms of flavor, food safety, traceability, efficiency, transparency, and sustainability.
They are the only organization in Mexico cleared to export avocados to the U.S.
APEAM has created 78,000 direct and permanent jobs in Michoacán.
The economic opportunities created by the avocado industry have helped to drastically cut the amount undocumented emigration from Michoacán to the U.S.
In partnership with the Lazos Foundation, APEAM has invested more than $3 million in 24 schools in Michoacán.
APEAM has reforested more than 5,500 acres of Michoacán forests since 2011.
The organization’s reforestation program has planted almost 3 million plants and pine trees.
The board of directors consists of 10 members, with equal representation between growers and packers.
APEAM works closely with food safety organizations like the USDA and SADER.

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