Avocado Industry
Massive Growth for Avocado Industry The avocado (Persea americana), a tree that probably originates from south-central Mexico, is classified as a member of the Lauraceae family of flowering plants. The fruit of the plant, also called avocado (or avocado pear or crocodile pear), is botanically a large berry containing a single large seed. Get Sample PDF Some of the key players of Avocado Industry : Nature's Pride, FreshPlaza, Papastamatakis, Trops, Eroski, Eurofresh, Lidl, EDEKA Avocados are commercially valuable and are grown in tropical and Mediterranean climates throughout the world. They have a fleshy body with green skin that can be pear-shaped, egg-shaped, or spherical. Commercially, they ripen after harvest. Avocado trees are partially self-pollinated and often propagated by grafting to maintain predictable fruit quality and quantity. In 2017, Mexico produced 34% of the world's supply of avocados. Persea americana is a tree that grows to 20 m (66 ft), with alternately ar...