Peru hopes to double its production of avocado in four years

Much of avocado crops enter their maturing in about four years, which will cause the production of this crop to double

180,000 tons of avocado produced for this year, to 400,000 in 2019. And without increasing the area under cultivation. Are the forecasts of the Association of Hass Avocado Producers of Peru. The reason for this growth is expected that much of avocado crops enter their maturing in this period.

2015 production of 180,000 tons of avocados grown on an area of ​​25,000 hectares located in different regions, as Lambaye or Arequipa, reports El Comercio-Portfolio is estimated.

The expectation is that within four years, a peak production of 400,000 tonnes in the same area of ​​hectares is reached.

In the last 15 years, Peru has become the second largest exporter of avocados in the world, being at the forefront Mexico.