{"id":22256,"date":"2025-04-16T09:56:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T09:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=22256"},"modified":"2025-04-16T10:02:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T10:02:30","slug":"aussie-avocados-breaking-12-year-silence-in-china-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/04\/16\/aussie-avocados-breaking-12-year-silence-in-china-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie avocados breaking 12-year silence in China market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Industry body, Avocados Australia, could finally gain the export chance it has been awaiting since 2013 if China clears the Aussie fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first breakthrough occurred in November 2024 at the China International Import Expo, where both sides signed an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/economy\/global-economy\/article\/3285418\/china-australia-sign-avocado-agreement-shanghai-expo-amid-warming-ties\"><u>avocado deal<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, the industry has secured pre-orders valued at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-xl\/money\/other\/australia-s-avocados-tipped-for-next-priority-as-china-trade-ties-recover\/ar-AA1COBf3?ocid=BingNewsVerp\"><u>A$300 million<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;($190.5 million) with Shanghai Huizhan International Trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as China\u2019s customs finally gives the green light, the above deal would quench a major thirst for Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So enamored with China\u2019s prospects has the Aussie industry been that in the interim it has been exchanging avocado processing technology.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One such promotion took place in 2021 when Australia\u2019s Anderson Horticulture established nursery partnerships in southwest China\u2019s Kunming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Far-East prospects are ripe because of the fact that China has surpassed Japan as Asia\u2019s biggest avocado importer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although 64% of the 66,000 tonnes of avocado that Beijing imports annually come from Peru, there is still space for others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This space could enlarge during the ongoing tariff war, which is forcing China to foster new bilateral ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One such tie is with Australia, whose trade with China has recovered since a COVID-19 period lull. In 2023 and 2024, China removed punitive duties it had imposed earlier on its partner\u2019s barley, wine\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2024\/10\/07\/rock-lobster-export-resumption-nears-as-australia-clears-final-hoops-to-china\/\"><u>and lobster.<\/u><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This leaves Aussie avocados to finally break their lengthy anticipation, although first they need domestic prioritization as an export.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Richard Magney of Avocados Australia, the sector will prioritize long-term Sino-Aussie avocado trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, how will the next decade shape up for a sector that has waited a similar duration to get a nod for shipments? The statistics below answer this question by examining the current facts about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/insights\/prices\/australia\/avocados\/\"><u>Australia\u2019s avocado<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aussie-avocados-statistics\"><strong>Aussie Avocados Statistics\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia is among the top 25 avocado-producing nations, with an annual capacity at between&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/worldpopulationreview.com\/country-rankings\/avocado-production-by-country\"><u>77,295 tonnes<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;(2020) and&nbsp;<a href=\"#data\/QCL\"><u>115,385 tonnes<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;(2023). As the table below courtesy of&nbsp;<a href=\"#data\/QCL\"><u>FAOSTAT<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;shows, production has generally been increasing since 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Avocado production in Australia: 2019-2023<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Production [tonnes]<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Hectares<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>115,385<\/td><td>19,137<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2022<\/td><td>96,946<\/td><td>17,892<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2021<\/td><td>85,986<\/td><td>16,376<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2020<\/td><td>77,295<\/td><td>15,185<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2019<\/td><td>79,533<\/td><td>16,218<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of exports, the country ranks 15<sup>th\u00a0<\/sup>worldwide, with exports worth\u00a0<a href=\"#:~:text=Avocados%20Exports%20by%20Country%201%20Mexico%3A%20US%242.8%20billion,%282.8%25%29%208%20Morocco%3A%20%24152.7%20million%20%282.1%25%29%20More%20items\"><u>US$53.8 million<\/u><\/a>\u00a0or 0.7% world share, as of 2023. Any given year, Australia exports around 1\/10<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of its production. In 2022 for example, exports hit 10,976 tonnes, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/avocado.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Avocados-CY-2022-annual-report.pdf\"><u>Avocados Australia<\/u><\/a>, while production was at over 96,000 tonnes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imports, on the other hand, are usually as much as exports due to the strong domestic appetite for the superfood. In 2022, Australia shipped in 13,980 tonnes of the fruit at a value of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/avocado.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Avocados-CY-2022-annual-report.pdf\"><u>A$57.71 million (<\/u>$36.6 million)<u>.<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Is China a competitor of Australia in avocado trade<\/strong>?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although China produces more avocados than Australia, it is not a competitor for it consumes its production bulk. Currently, China is under negotiations to import Aussie avos. This could be easy as neighboring Hong Kong is already Australia\u2019s bgggest avocado destination, representing<a href=\"https:\/\/avocado.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Avocados-CY-2022-annual-report.pdf\"><u>&nbsp;47%<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;of exports, as of 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Industry body, Avocados Australia, could finally gain the export chance it has been awaiting since 2013 if China clears the Aussie fruit. The first breakthrough occurred in November 2024 at the China International Import Expo, where both sides signed an\u00a0avocado deal.\u00a0 Since then, the industry has secured pre-orders valued at&nbsp;A$300 million&nbsp;($190.5 million) with Shanghai Huizhan&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18142,"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>Aussie avocados breaking 12-year silence in China market - 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\/2025\/04\/16\/aussie-avocados-breaking-12-year-silence-in-china-market\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aussie avocados breaking 12-year silence in China market - Selina Wamucii | Food &amp; Agriculture News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Industry body, Avocados Australia, could finally gain the export chance it has been awaiting since 2013 if China clears the Aussie fruit. 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