Hass Avocado Supplier in Kenya: Import Fresh Avocados by Reefer (Sizes, Season, Prices)
Sizes, season, quality specs, reefer logistics and documents for importers buying Kenyan Hass and Fuerte avocados.
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Hass Avocado
Pebbly skin that turns purple-black when ripe; nutty, creamy flesh. The global retail standard.
Hass is the world's leading avocado variety and Kenya's main export type. The fruit is oval with thick, pebbly skin that turns from green to purple-black as it ripens — a clear ripeness signal for consumers. Kenyan Hass grown at altitude reaches high dry matter, giving a creamy, nutty, buttery flesh with good oil content. Its tough skin makes it ideal for long sea-freight journeys in controlled-atmosphere reefers.
Typical uses & buyers
- Supermarket retail (loose, bagged, ready-to-eat)
- Ripening centres and wholesale markets
- Food service and restaurants
- Guacamole and avocado products
Sample: $3.40/kg (indicative) Quote this type Order sample
Specifications
| Variety | Hass (Persea americana) |
|---|---|
| Skin | pebbly, green → purple-black when ripe |
| Flesh | pale yellow-green, creamy, nutty |
| Dry matter at harvest | ≥ 24% (AFA/KS standard ≥ 21%) |
| Oil content | approx. 15–20% |
| Counts per 4 kg box | 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 |
| Fruit weight | approx. 125–330 g |
| Quality | Class I / Class II (UNECE FFV-42) |
| Shipping temperature | 5–6 °C |
| Relative humidity | 85–95% |
| Atmosphere | CA — O₂ 3–5%, CO₂ 5–10% |
| Ripening after arrival | 4–7 days at 18–20 °C |
