When does South Africa export avocados?

South Africa ships avocados April–July, with March and August–September at the shoulders. These are export weeks out of the origin, not arrival weeks in your market.

When do South Africa avocados arrive in Europe?

On the South Africa → Rotterdam run, quoted at 16–22 days port to port, that window lands around week 16–34 — April–August. Add the road leg at either end.

South Africa avocado export season (2026)

South Africa avocado export season

South Africa ships avocados April–July, with March and August–September at the shoulders. Lands April–August on the South Africa → Rotterdam run.

Ships

April–July

March, August–September at the shoulders

Lands

week 16–34

on the South Africa → Rotterdam run, 16–22 days

South Africa avocados: the export window by month, and the weeks each lane lands it.
Stage	Month J F M A M J J A S O N D
Ships out of South Africa	Ships april–july peak · march, august–september shoulder
South Africa → Rotterdam 16–22 days · week 16–34	Lands week 16–34 on the South Africa → Rotterdam run

Peak Shoulder Landing Port to port, across services rather than one schedule. Add the road leg at either end.

Varieties Hass, Fuerte Load ports Cape Town, Durban, and Gqeberha

Roughly March to September out of Limpopo and Mpumalanga, sitting almost exactly on top of the Peruvian window.

That overlap is the useful fact. South Africa reaches Europe in roughly two thirds of the transit Peru needs, so in the months both are shipping the choice is between a cheaper origin and a fresher one — which is a genuine commercial decision rather than a default.

Last reviewed August 2026. Editorial ranges for a normal year, not a published schedule. Weather moves them, sometimes by weeks.

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South Africa avocado export season

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