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Chinese customs data shows the volume of avocado imports from Kenya shrunk to just 742,934 kilogrammes in the first seven months of the year. This is a sharp decline from the 3,674,463 kilogrammes that the Asian giant imported during a similar period last year.
The volume of Kenya’s avocado exports to the recently reopened lucrative Chinese market has plummeted by 80 per cent this year as exporters prioritised more mouthwatering markets in Europe and North America.
Chinese customs data shows the volume of avocado imports from Kenya shrunk to just 742,934 kilogrammes in the first seven months of the year. This is a sharp decline from the 3,674,463 kilogrammes that the Asian giant imported during a similar period last year.
As a result, the earnings of Kenyan avocado exporters from the Chinese market sank to USD1,232,149 down from USD 6,830,140 in the seven months last year.
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While China forms only a tiny proportion of Kenya’s avocado market, local exporters have been betting on its big population to grow sales and ease their reliance on the European Union.
