The chamber said the increased exports are a major boost the government’s policy ambition of achieving export-led growth in agricultureSA’s avocado industry should focus on tapping into the growing Chinese market to improve its growth prospects, the Agricultural Business Chamber said on Monday.
China’s avocado imports grew from 4-tons in 2008 to 43,859 tons in 2018, according to data from the Trade Map. This was driven by a growing demand in the same countries that SA generally exports to, which are the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, France, Saudi Arabia and the UK. Sihlobo said if growth continues over the coming years, Kenya stands to benefit from it. The countries that supply a large share of avocados to China are Peru, Mexico, Chile and New Zealand.
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