Jorge Molina
Colombia maintains its export pace with smaller sizes
Colombia
This week's export projections are very similar to the consolidated export figures for the same week in 2025. The only difference might be the destinations. Currently, 95% is projected to go to Europe and 5% to the United States.
Compared to the previous week, there is a slight slowdown, as statistics show that, regardless of the avocado market's overall condition, it becomes tighter after week 43. This year, the main concern will undoubtedly be the large quantities of smaller-sized avocados being exported from Colombia due to weather and dry matter conditions. In some cases, even much fruit that wasn't ready for export was shipped in anticipation of securing good prices in the markets.
As always, we already know that this represents bread today and hunger tomorrow if we talk about it from the point of view of quality, fruit performance and care of origin in the field.
We are seeing a significant drop in the packaging of medium and small-sized fruit, with distributions now around 50% small, 40% medium, and barely 10% large. Regarding fruit purchases by exporters, we see that all have lowered their bids. On average, we are finding fruit at around $4,000 pesos per kilo, with large fruit reaching prices of up to $5,800, medium fruit $4,200, and small fruit $2,700 for fully certified fruit.
The difference compared to the previous week may be around 10%. Although the euro is showing a slight rebound, as is the dollar, of approximately 8% week over week.
As a curious fact, at this same time last year the fruit was at approximately the same price, $3,935 pesos on average per kilo, but with an exchange rate 17% higher.
It's never too late to continue urging those involved in the agricultural export chain to protect the origin and good name of our fruit in international markets. In the fields, we continue to see how different actors are managing the supply of our beloved Hass avocados. #AvocadosFromColombia
The domestic market, which is currently buying the first batch at around $2,800 pesos, the second at $2,000, and the third at $1,000, remains an alternative for some producers. Markets also offer attractive, relatively similar prices, and oilseed processors, while offering lower prices, also need to adjust their production cycles.
We already saw the phenomenon that occurred during the transit in Colombia and that, together with the exchange rate, lessened the excitement to export and increased the preference for selling to the national market by producers.
A message for producers: don't get discouraged. Maintain good practices, focus on productivity rather than expansion, and find ways to maintain certifications. It sounds like a wish list, but we should find a way to do it.
The volume is coming in. Now the challenge is for Colombia to continue maintaining the quality of what it puts on the markets.
See you in Madrid next week at Fruit Attraction 2026.
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Jorge Molina Duque
Operations Manager, Quality Studio CO
jorge.molina@qualitystudio.cl
Colombia
