More revenue in 3 months than in 1 semester for avocado exports to China
Kenya
Tuesday 29 November 2022
FJ
Exports of fresh avocados to China generated revenue of USD 57.1 million in 3 months (Photo: invest.go.ke).
Since last August, Kenya has been authorized to export fresh avocados to China and after 3 months of shipments the results are very satisfactory.
According to local media, Benjamin Tito, the director of Horticulture Directorate, said Kenya had exported 1.7 million kilos of fresh avocados to China. For a value of 7 billion KES (57.1 million USD) in 3 months until October.
That is more than KES 6 billion (USD 48.9 million) generated by frozen avocado exports to China over the period from January to July 2022.
At the time of the Chinese clearance for Kenyan fresh avocados, a government official clarified that Kenya's goal was to export more than 100,000 tonnes of avocados to China each year.
source : businessdailyafrica.com