The US market continues to show a positive trend in terms of volume, with 1,421 shipments in week 34, representing a slight decrease of 2% compared to the previous week, but an increase of 17% compared to the same week last year.

Mexico continues to solidify its position as the leading supplier, with 69% of the market, while California's share has declined but remains at 20%. Peru and Colombia, on the other hand, have seen their market share decrease, falling by 36% and 55% respectively. Countries like the Dominican Republic and Chile remain below 1%.

Regarding prices, large calibers continue to maintain high values, in line with the last four weeks. However, medium and small calibers have experienced a significant price drop. The price of caliber 70, for example, has fallen by 43% this week.

Our columnist Antonio Villaseñor, an expert on that market, notes that size 48 is the most prevalent this week. This poses a challenge for adequately supplying the market, especially since the overall harvest consists of medium and small fruit.

Remember that the details of each figure and the weekly evolution of the movements of the world avocado market in all markets and origins can be found in the Avobook Premium Report of Week 35.