Avocados are now more popular than ever in Dubai. One of the major contributing factors is the vibrant food service industry. Hotels and restaurants have popped up on every corner. For that reason, supply of the fruit to the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is rising rapidly.
The avocado market in Dubai is getting bigger each year. Dubai’s privileged location on the Persian Gulf, in the North Eastern part of UAE, makes it easily accessible. Avocado importers in Dubai are able to get avocados from abroad without much hassle.
Dubai has also invested greatly in the transport and logistics sectors. Avocado shipments can come in either through its two airports or its sea port, which is the world’s ninth largest port. This has reduced costs associated with importing avocados.
Avocado Dubai
Sales of avocado in Dubai are performing better than usual. The value of avocado market in Dubai hit just above 66 million US Dollars in 2023. In comparison to the year 2012, it is sharp increase of 337%. Clearly, this is a huge market that is showing signs of growth.
Avocados are easily marketable in Dubai. This is due to the fact that it is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. Aside from the hundreds of nationalities who call the city their home, it is a leading global tourist destination. Tourist arrivals are from all over the world with a significant share coming from Western Europe where avocados are a favorite fruit.
Since the avocado is now known globally for its multiple health benefits, people in Dubai are also in the know. A greater awareness of healthy eating is changing the shopping habits of consumers. They have a better understanding of how eating avocado is part of a healthier lifestyle. Their growing interest in nutrition has led to an uptake in avocado consumption in Dubai.
People in Dubai enjoy higher income and stronger purchasing power. This means that more and more consumers are able to buy avocados. They can find them in supermarkets, wholesale markets, small retail outlets and street vendors in the city. With seasonal sales taking place at certain times of the year, consumers get to enjoy avocados as much as they desire.
Avocado Wholesale Price in Dubai
The wholesale price of imported avocados in Dubai can be between 8 UAE dirham (US2.18 dollars) and 9 UAE dirham (US2.45 dollars) per kg. This is based on the average import price. This wholesale price has gone as low as 6.80 UAE dirham (US1.85 dollars) in the recent past.
Price of Avocado in Dubai
Different retailers across Dubai sell avocado at different quantities and prices. Fuerte avocado can go for 8 UAE dirham per piece while Hass avocado at 10 UAE dirham per piece. A kilo of Hass avocados can cost about 20 UAE dirham as a kilo of Fuerte avocados can range from 10 UAE dirham to 15 UAE dirham.
Avocado in Dubai
The Dubai avocado market takes in both Hass and Fuerte varieties in big volumes. Apart from those varieties, it absorbs other green skin types like Pinkerton and Ettinger in small volumes. Avocados of all sizes are on hand because some consumers prefer the large ones while others prefer the small ones.
Sourcing Avocados from Kenya
Besides Kenya being a major avocado exporting country, the transit time from Kenya to Dubai is about five hours via air freight and about 10 days via sea freight. That is short due to the close proximity between the two countries. Here are other advantages Kenya has in supplying avocados to Dubai:
- It has a longer season that lasts from February to October.
- Production costs are low therefore avocados from Kenya are competitively priced.
- Most of Kenya is covered by a sub-tropical climate which ensures consistency of quality and supply.
Here is a top avocado exporter in Kenya.
Freshela Exporters
Freshela is a Kenyan based company that engages in the sourcing, processing and exporting of avocados and other fresh produce.
Freshela is a proud exporter of Kenyan avocados. Our avocados are organically grown in the most ideal climatic conditions in Kenya.
We source avocados from our company farms and partner farms. Our partner farmers are proud and happy working with us.
Our avocados are cultivated with uncompromising dedication to excellence and freshness. We guarantee optimum maturity of avocados.
We give competitive pricing to our customers.
We use a modern grading machine to achieve desired avocado weight. The fruit is also graded to eliminate any with physical quality defects.
We pack avocado fruit in 4kg cartons for both air and sea freights. We use dry wooden pallets to pack the cartons. Each pallet for sea freight takes 276 cartons while each pallet for air freight takes 144 cartons.
All of our avocado packing is approved by FDA and is certified by HACCP Quality Assurance.
The avocados in our pack house go through accurate machine selection. The avocados are classified according to dry meter, size, colour and external skin defects.
After packing, we pre-cool our avocados to 5°C in our cold rooms. This reduces field heat immediately after packing.
This process conserves the weight of our avocados preventing them from softening, water loss and wilting. Long shelf life is guaranteed because our avocados stay fresh throughout the supply chain. Our customers are happy because of the high quality of avocado we deliver.
The pre-cooling process is in preparation for shipping. We maintain the cold temperatures and achieve consistent preservation by loading close to the cold rooms.
Our trained staff properly seal the refrigerated containers. Our quality assurance team then confirms before the containers leave the pack house. The avocados are now ready for export.
We ship in controlled atmosphere (CA) refrigerated containers (reefer.)
By working directly with avocado growers and cooperatives, we are able to deliver our produce within a short lead time. We believe that growers grow and exporters export. That is how our growers are able to do what they do best and in return we guarantee superior, quality produce.