## Avocado Price at Shipping Point for the United States

After a season of high prices for many agricultural products during the last two years, the [price of avocados in the United States](https://producepay.com/avocado-prices-in-the-united-states-sky-high/) saw its highest point in recent years in mid-2022, and then declined drastically towards the end of the year.

In general, U.S. avocado prices at the crossing point for “Cartons 2 Layer” packaging **tend to be lower at the beginning and end of the year**, which is when there is the [greatest availability in the market](https://producepay.com/avocado-seasonality-in-the-u-s-market/) given that during this period the largest volumes are imported from Mexico, and then reaching the highest prices between the 2nd and 3rd quarters of the year.

**Mexican avocados** tend to enter the U.S. market year-round, so prices can be continuously monitored. So far in 2022, the **maximum price was recorded in week 26 with US$79.39** per package, the highest price reached in the last three years.

When comparing with the maximum prices of 2021 ($55.82) and 2020 ($45.42), we notice a **considerable increase of 42.2% and 74.8%**, respectively. In addition, the average annual price for 2022 (considered up to week 44) is at $50.02 per package, far exceeding the average prices for 2021 ($36.02) and 2020 ($31.27).

For the **Californian avocado**, the variation in its prices has followed a similar trend, although it usually presents higher prices than those of the Mexican avocado. In 2022, **its** **maximum price was $75.39** also in week 26, which represented increases of 35.1% and 59.8% over the maximum prices of 2021 ($55.82) and 2020 ($47.18).

On the other hand, **Peruvian avocado prices tend to be somewhat lower** than those of Mexico and California, having presence in the market, under this presentation, for much fewer weeks per year.

It is also worth mentioning that **prices usually start to fall just after the beginning of the California high season** and Peru sends its largest volumes, which, when added to the shipments from Mexico, generates a period of high product competitiveness.

In this sense, since week 28 of this year, **prices decreased drastically, reaching in week 44** a surprising value of **$25.39 per package**, a price that had not been this low since week 7 of 2021; this being the result of a current oversupply of product, not only by Mexico, but globally.

This avocado oversupply, as well as low prices, **could continue until mid-2023**, according to David Magana, analyst at RaboBank; although, it would be necessary to keep an eye on production, mainly in Mexico, as well as on avocado trade flows to the United States.

Source: [USDA-AMS](https://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/fv-home)