date:Nov 29, 2019
Production
Since avocado is native to South America, tropical fruit production in Latin America and the Caribbean accounts for approximately 70% of world production, which reached an annual average of 4.3 million tons during the 2016-2018 period.
The avocado continues to be a highly demanded tropical fruit in the import markets, particularly in the United States and the European Union, where annual per capita availability in 2018 reached 3.1 kg and 1.2 kg, respectively.