Interesting. I lived in Israel for a while, and there Rose farms shifted to Avocados due to cheap roses from Africa. You generally find Israeli Avocados here in Germany.
I wonder what happens if there is an influx of avocados from Africa.
EU has very protective market when it comes to food. Israel has probably resources for compliance with all the regulations. But there is big motivation to stop cheap imports from Africa.
In 2019 EU imported 11.3 billion eur worth of food from Africa, mostly tobacco, cocoa beans etc.. Citrus was only 0.5 billion eur. In overall EU food imports it is only 10%. We also exported 9 billion worth of food to Africa.
Hardly enourmous, given Africa agricultural potential and production.
The problem with agriculture in Africa is that the seasonality is pretty bad. Instead of 4 seasons you have the really wet season and the really dry season. The insects truly suck too.
This is why Europeans settlers failed to colonize Africa, except for the southernmost part.
The thin skinned ones I know about are much more fragile, but also much more tastier (creamy). Nowadays I can only find thick skinned ones at store though, and you gotta be careful picking the ripe one when it is due which is hard to plan.
I wonder what happens if there is an influx of avocados from Africa.