US EditionCalifornia avocado growers say Mexican imports have helped their sales
- Andreas Tompros, a 47-year-old avocado farmer from California, lost his house and more than a third of his avocado grove during a wildfire last year but is now planting nearly 300 new trees on his hillside in Somis.
- California avocado growers encounter obstacles such as expensive labor, limitations on water use, and competition from foreign producers; initially, they were concerned that lifting the 1997 U.S. Ban on Mexican avocado imports would negatively affect their sales.
- However, the steady year-round supply of avocados from Mexican imports has increased demand, helping California growers by allowing a consistent market presence throughout the year.
- Federal data show per capita avocado availability tripled to over 8 pounds between 2000 and 2021, while the Hass Avocado Board, funded by a 2000 law charging 2.5 cents per pound, promoted marketing and research; Emiliano Escobedo said 60% of U.S. Households now buy avocados.
- California growers, who produce about 10% of U.S. Avocados but nearly all domestic fruit, want Mexican imports to continue with robust inspections to protect crops, while growers like Tompros anticipate the orchard will recover and demand will keep growing.
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California avocado growers say Mexican imports have helped their sales
On a hillside northwest of Los Angeles, Andreas Tompros is replanting hundreds of avocado trees. Consumption of avocados has boomed in the United States in the past two decades, and much of the demand has been met with rising imports from Mexico.
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