Colombia - Mission Produce

Colombia

Mission Produce has partnered with the largest avocado producer in Colombia to help us expand our ability to serve our customer networks across the globe. We’re planting more avocados with each new season and expect production in Colombia to continually increase.

Colombia offers:

Access to major global markets
Optimal logistics ports in Santa Marta, Cartagena and Buenaventura to serve major markets
Year-round availability

Landscape

Avocado

avocados from Colombia

Growing Conditions

Our Colombian avocados enjoy a truly tropical climate near the equator and experience little seasonal temperature fluctuations through the year.

Appearance

Oval shape, granulated rough skin and smaller in size.

Ripening

Depending on maturity, skin may become purple-black when ripe.

Quality Calendar

jan

feb

mar

apr

may

jun

jul

aug

sep

oct

nov

dec

Dry Matter

27-30

28-31

28-31

30-33

30-34

30-35

22-25

22-25

24-27

25-28

27-30

27-30

Ripening Color

Turning Color

Dark

Green

Turning Color

Handling/Storage Temp

38˚F-40˚F
3.3˚C-4.4˚C

38˚F-40˚F
3.3˚C-4.4˚C

38˚F-40˚F
3.3˚C-4.4˚C

38˚F
3.3˚C

38˚F
3.3˚C

38˚F
3.3˚C

42˚F
5.5˚C

42˚F
5.5˚C

42˚F
5.5˚C

42˚F
5.5˚C

40˚F-42˚F
4.4˚C-5.5˚C

40˚F
4.4˚C

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