Mexican volumes keep US Hass avocado supplies ample in week 40

Mexican fruit dominates available supply

Hass avocado supplies remained ample in the United States during week 40, with the market dominated primarily by Mexican volumes, according to a Decofrut market report published by PortalFruticola on October 5, 2026. The report did not disclose shipment volumes, inventories or average wholesale prices, but its assessment indicates that US buyers continued to have broad access to fruit.

Mexico’s leading position matters because its shipments set the immediate supply environment for US importers, distributors and retailers. When Mexican availability is ample, buyers can cover programs more easily and sellers face stronger competition for wholesale orders. The report does not quantify the effect on prices, so it does not establish whether quotations declined, held steady or varied by size and grade.

Availability reduces near-term supply pressure

The central market signal is the absence of a reported shortage. Ample Hass availability gives importers and wholesalers more flexibility in scheduling purchases and allocating fruit among retail, food-service and processing customers. It can also reduce the urgency to secure additional volumes at short notice, although actual trading conditions still depend on fruit quality, maturity, size distribution and location.

For Mexican suppliers, a well-supplied US market raises the importance of shipment timing and product specifications. Volumes that arrive simultaneously must compete for the same distribution channels, while differences in condition or sizing may produce divergent price outcomes. PortalFruticola’s source text provides no numerical price comparison, preventing a firm conclusion about the scale of wholesale pressure.

Other avocado markets show a mixed picture

The same Decofrut report described separate developments outside the United States. Chilean avocados appeared in Europe, where the market was resisting price increases, and Chile’s exports reached their first seasonal peak. In China, new arrivals and openings of Peruvian avocados were recorded, while Chilean exports to the Far East were running above the previous season.

Those regional movements show several origins marketing fruit at the same time, but the report does not specify that Chilean or Peruvian supply was materially changing the US balance. In the United States, Mexico remained the defining origin in week 40. Importers and market analysts will therefore need subsequent shipment and wholesale data to determine whether ample availability persists and whether it translates into measurable price changes.