On The Land
4 November, 2024
Avocado production up 30%
A REPORT that reveals the state of the avocado industry for the last financial year has been released, showing production is up by 30%.
According to Avocados Australia’s latest “Facts at a Glance 2023-24 Report”, total Australian avocado production volume was 150,913 tonnes when compared with 2022-23’s figure of 115,385 tonnes.
Funded by avocado grower levies through Hort Innovation, the report found that the gross value of production (GVP) for Australian avocados is up by 13% to $649 million when compared to $574 million in 2022-23.
Export value is up 63% to $96.1 million. Avocados Australia continues to stay focussed on increasing demand in the domestic and export markets and opening up new export markets.
The report was produced by Avocados Australia’s “Avocado industry supply and trade data capture and analysis 2023-2028” project, a Hort Innovation funded project delivering high quality industry data to the Australian avocado supply chain, to guide the industry and support businesses in their decision making.
According to the report, in 2023-24 Western Australia produced a record volume of over 65,000 tonnes of avocados, representing 44% of total Australian volume produced for the year. The next largest share was from Queensland at 42% of production.
Avocados Australia chief executive officer John Tyas believes the report clearly shows that his organisation and the industry need to continue to do everything they can to further increase exports year-on-year into current and new markets.
“Over the last three years the total export volume has increased by around 600% to 21,979 tonnes but more work still needs to be done,” he said.
“The 21,979 tonnes exported in 2023/24 represents 14.56% of the total volume produced in Australia and we are definitely looking to further increase that figure.
“Australian avocados are highly regarded by consumers in our overseas markets, they offer a quality, healthy and delicious option so this knowledge will help us in further developing these markets.”
The Australian avocado industry is also working to increase domestic avocado consumption, which, in 2023/24, rose to 4.94kg per person, up 25% in three years.
“Australian avocado growers are committed to supplying avocados both domestically and internationally and they are always striving to grow quality avocados that provide a healthy and safe product for all consumers,” Mr Tyas said.
The 2023/24 Facts at a Glance report also includes the latest figures on Australian avocado export markets, and a graph outlining the top 20 largest global avocado suppliers.
The Facts at a Glance 2023/24 Report is available now on the Avocados Australia website.
