US suffers weekly volume drop of 22% and year-on-year growth of 34%
In the last week of the year, the U.S. market closed week 52 with approximately 1,200 shipments. This volume represented a 22% decrease compared to the previous week, although it was 34% higher than that recorded during the same week in 2024. The market structure remained largely unchanged, with Mexico accounting for approximately 98% of shipments, while California and Chile each contributed around 1%. Volumes from Colombia and other origins had a marginal share.
The weekly decrease was mainly explained by Mexico, since at this level the other origins do not significantly affect the total.
This behavior is consistent with a typical year-end pattern, associated with reduced harvesting activity during the holiday period, a phenomenon also observed in previous seasons. Even so, the total volume remained above the level reached during the same week last year.
In this context, Antonio Villaseñor noted that the harvest during the holiday weeks has been larger than expected, considering that there is usually less availability for harvesting and that many producers postpone the activity until January. For his part, Sergio Paz indicated that at the close of week 52, Mexico's exports were 15% higher than the previous season, a record for the first six months of the season.
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