{"id":19902,"date":"2024-02-12T09:47:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T09:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=19902"},"modified":"2024-02-12T09:47:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T09:47:48","slug":"mexico-ships-138000-tons-of-guacamole-avocados-for-super-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2024\/02\/12\/mexico-ships-138000-tons-of-guacamole-avocados-for-super-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico ships 138,000 tons of &#8216;guacamole&#8217; avocados for Super Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Super Bowl LVIII final kicked off Sunday, February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, U.S. to a parallel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/the-rich-life-of-the-avocado-and-its-by-products\/\"><u>guacamole<\/u><\/a>\u00a0lovers\u2019 celebration. At the event, sports and entertainment enthusiasts savored some of the 138,000 tons of avocado that came this season from Michoac\u00e1n, Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs reprising a 2021 rematch, fans were scooping away guacamole from the stands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a glitch in quantity of shipments, however, to dampen post-match mood for avocado buyers in department stores. Michoac\u00e1n, one of two states with a license to export Mexico\u2019s avocados to the U.S. shipped&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mexico-avocados-super-bowl-deforestation-b3d6b28170d3f239a78f6476458aa536\"><u>2000 tons less<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;this gaming season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dip in 2024 shipments differs from the 2023 Super Bowl timing when exports rose by 20% from 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-drought-impacts-supplies-from-mexico\"><strong>Drought Impacts Supplies from Mexico<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The minimal exports owe to tight supplies in western Mexico after El Ni\u00f1o drought starved 30% of the avocado crop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recurrent droughts such as the current one are adding commitment to statewide reforestation programs. These programs seek to create a green product image among U.S. consumers that their avocado imports come from sustainable sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 25 years, the U.S. has ceased to import Mexico\u2019s avocados in all but two states, citing deforestation and water misuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, other Mexican states are also following Michoac\u00e1n\u2019s example<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>by fighting drought to gain U.S.\u2019 avocado certification. &nbsp;The last to gain certification was<a href=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/2024\/02\/why-we-cant-get-mexicos-butter-avocados-in-the-us\/\"><u>&nbsp;Jalisco,<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;a northern state whose green cultivation practices landed it export warrant in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two states now export 90% of their avocados to the U.S., and Michoac\u00e1n accounts for 80% of the shipments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-major-guacamole-states-still-out\"><strong>Major Guacamole States Still Out<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Major avocado-producing areas are still out of the picture, including Nayarit in the western region. The state is<a href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2024\/01\/09\/mexicos-2023-mango-harvest-eclipses-2022-production\/\"><u>&nbsp;known for its mango<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;and buttery avocados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yucat\u00e1n, a state in the southeast of Mexico, grows large butter avocados which make the best guacamole.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This sizable butter avocado or&nbsp;<em>aguacate manteguilla<\/em>&nbsp;in the Spanish costs more than fuerte or hass, at 25 pesos ($1.25), apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now it is impossible for growers here to export the savory product to the U.S., not even during Super Bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-super-bowl-takes-20-of-sales\"><strong>Super Bowl Takes 20% of Sales&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. is the major buyer of Latin American avocados, including Mexico\u2019s. The Super Bowl final show usually contributes to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2023\/03\/avocados-roses-latin-america-exports\/\"><u>&nbsp;20%<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;of avocado sales per year in the United States. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>American purchases accounted for 46% of all revenue by regional avocado exporters in 2020, according to the World Economic Forum.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hence, Latin American countries, which produce 75% of the world\u2019s avocados, bank on this sports event for their main shipments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mexico holds a special position in the growth rate of avocado production. The country notched production between 2010 and 2020 from 1.1 million metric tonnes (MT) to 2.4 million MT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Super Bowl LVIII final kicked off Sunday, February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, U.S. to a parallel\u00a0guacamole\u00a0lovers\u2019 celebration. 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With San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs reprising a 2021 rematch, fans were scooping&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19903,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v16.3 (Yoast SEO v20.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mexico ships 138,000 tons of &#039;guacamole&#039; avocados for Super Bowl - Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2024\/02\/12\/mexico-ships-138000-tons-of-guacamole-avocados-for-super-bowl\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mexico ships 138,000 tons of &#039;guacamole&#039; avocados for Super Bowl - Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Super Bowl LVIII final kicked off Sunday, February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, U.S. to a parallel\u00a0guacamole\u00a0lovers\u2019 celebration. 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