Chile closes campaign with greater export intensity

The Chilean avocado export campaign 2025–2026 is entering its closing phase with a clear signal: greater concentration of volume and a more intense peak than the previous season, especially between weeks 38 and 42, consolidating Europe as the main driver of demand.

According to Avobook's data team analysis, the overall performance of the season maintains a seasonality very similar to the 2024–2025 campaign, as represented in the comparative graph between the black line and the bars corresponding to the current cycle. However, the main difference was in the intensity of the export peak.

While the previous campaign showed a more gradual increase, in 2025–2026 shipments grew more sharply from week 36, when approximately 271 containers were recorded. From there, the volume climbed rapidly, reaching its peak in week 39 with 539 shipments, clearly surpassing the performance of the same period in the previous season.

This peak was not an isolated event. In the following weeks, shipments remained at high levels, with 521 containers in week 40, 472 in week 41, and 451 in week 42. This sequence confirms a campaign with a more concentrated supply and greater commercial pressure in a shorter period.

Europe was the primary destination and largely explains this performance. Its share dominated during the peak season, absorbing the majority of exported volume and reinforcing its role as a strategic market for the Chilean industry. Latin America, Asia, and the United States maintained smaller, though consistent, shares within the export structure.

After that peak, the curve began to decline rapidly. By weeks 48 to 50, shipments were already in the range of approximately 200–280 containers, reflecting the beginning of the usual slowdown at the end of the season.

Subsequently, during the first weeks of the new year, volumes fell below 150 shipments, following the historical pattern observed in previous seasons. However, this drop was somewhat more pronounced than in 2024–2025, indicating that most of the fruit reached the market within a shorter window.

Avobook explains that this behavior confirms a campaign that maintained the same traditional export structure, but with greater operational intensity during its peak period. The result was a more aggressive season in terms of volume during its peak and a faster decline afterward.

In terms of balance, Chile thus closes a 2025–2026 campaign marked by a more concentrated supply, a strong dependence on the European market and a commercial dynamic that demanded greater logistical and commercial efficiency to capitalize on the window of greatest international demand.