Avocados From Mexico is a nonprofit marketing organization - we don't sell avocados, so we don't generate revenue. Instead, the Avocados From Mexico brand represents the Mexican avocado industry, which has an import value of more than $4 billion.

Just one-third of an avocado from Mexico contains six grams of unsaturated fat (the good stuff), which helps growth and development of the central nervous system and brain.

Mexico supplies 45 percent of the international avocado market. Of the 57 avocado producing countries, the other major producers are Dominican Republic, Peru, Colombia, and Indonesia, in that order. Avocados growing in Oaxaca. The 'Avocado Belt of the Mexican Republic' includes Michoacán and the State of Mexico.

Michoacán Michoacán is the central hub of Mexican avocado production, harvest, and exportation to the U.S. and is the only location in the world where avocados can bloom 365 days out of the year.

Avocados are a source of vitamins C, E, K, and B6, as well as riboflavin, niacin, folate, pantothenic acid, magnesium, and potassium. They also provide lutein, beta carotene, and omega-3 fatty acids.

Jobs in Mexico The Mexican avocado industry creates approximately 78,000 direct and permanent jobs and 310,000 indirect and seasonal jobs, providing a productive living in a region that was once one of the largest sources of migrant workers in the U.S.

Avocados are nutritionally rich Avocados are an excellent source of monounsaturated fat and vitamin E, and are a good source of folate. They also supply more soluble fibre than other fruit and contain a number of useful minerals including iron, copper and potassium.

Avocados are one of the only fruits that contain heart-healthy monounsaturated fat (the good-for-you fat) that helps boost good cholesterol (HDL) and lowers bad cholesterol (LDL).

Background. Avocados (Persea americana) are a fruit and not a vegetable. They are thought to have originated in Mexico and Central and South America. Avocado trees were first planted in Florida in 1833 and then in California in 1856.

Only pollinated blooms will produce avocado. That's why bees play a key role in an avocado orchard. Pollinated blooms – which can range from just 150 to 500 on a Hass tree – take about a year to grow into a ready-to-pick avocado.

They are thought to have originated in Mexico and Central and South America. Avocado trees were first planted in Florida in 1833 and then in California in 1856. According to NASS, California now accounts for the majority of U.S. avocado production, followed by Florida and Hawaii.

1. Mexico. Mexico is the largest producer of avocados in the world with an annual production of 2,442 thousand tonnes.

Avocados are a source of vitamins C, E, K, and B6, as well as riboflavin, niacin, folate, pantothenic acid, magnesium, and potassium. They also provide lutein, beta carotene, and omega-3 fatty acids. Avocados contain high levels of healthy, beneficial fats, which can help a person feel fuller between meals.

The vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats you get from avocados help prevent disease and keep your body in good working order. Avocados may help ward off: Cancer. The folate you get from avocados may lower your risk of certain cancers, such as prostate and colon cancer.

It's true - avocados are a high-fat food. In fact, 77% of the calories in it are from fat, making it one of the fattiest plant foods in existence. However, it's monounsaturated fat, which is a “good” fat that helps lower bad cholesterol. Because they are high in fat, they are high in calories.

Avocados are a plant-based food, which is often comparatively better for the environment than an animal-based food. Transportation can heavily skew, diminish, or increase a food's total carbon footprint, even if its production footprint is lower.