Hass Avocados
Pebbly-skinned avocados that darken as they ripen; the leading variety in UK retail and foodservice.
Hass is the world's most traded avocado variety, valued for its creamy texture, high oil content and the way its skin turns from green to purple-black as it ripens — a useful visual cue for retailers and caterers.
Request a quoteWe coordinate Hass programmes with partner farms and pack-houses in Uganda and East Africa, agreeing count size, dry-matter maturity, packing format and shipping method with each buyer before harvest is committed.
Botanical name: Persea americana 'Hass'
Specifications, volumes and seasonal availability are confirmed in writing for each enquiry.
‘Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania origin — prepared to your specification’
Specifications
- Varieties / forms
- Hass
- Grades
- Class I / Class II · Count sizes 12–32 per 4kg carton · Dry-matter maturity agreed per programme
- Origins
- Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania
- Origin details
- Sourced through partner farms and pack-houses across East Africa; origin confirmed per consignment.
- Seasonality
- East African harvest windows vary by altitude and region; availability is confirmed per enquiry.
- Supply status
- Core range — confirmed per enquiry
Applications
- Supermarket and greengrocer retail
- Wholesale produce markets
- Foodservice and catering
- Fresh-cut and juice processing
- Specialist and diaspora retail
Quality, packaging & logistics
Quality & grading
- Harvest maturity checked before picking (e.g. dry matter, Brix or colour stage)
- Free from visible damage, decay and pests
- Sorted by size or count band at the pack-house
- Class I / Class II separation where buyers specify
Packaging
- 4kg single-layer cartons
- 10kg cartons
- Palletised cartons
- Custom packaging on request
Transport
- Reefer containers at controlled temperature
- Air freight for urgent or small programmes
- Pre-cooling at pack-house before loading
- Air freight: 1–3 days door to door for most UK and EU destinations
Typical buyer enquiries
- Weekly air-freight programme of mixed tropical fruit
- Seasonal reefer programme for avocados or pineapples
- Trial shipment of a specialty fruit for diaspora retail
- Fruit for juice or fresh-cut processing
Hass Avocados: common questions
Is hass avocados available now?
Hass Avocados is part of our established range. Availability depends on season and partner capacity, so volumes and timing are confirmed in writing for each enquiry.
What information should I include in a quote request?
Variety or grade, quantity and unit, packaging, destination, preferred Incoterm and shipping window, plus any documents or tests you need.
Can you supply fresh fruit all year?
Some lines are available for much of the year thanks to Uganda's two rainy seasons; others are seasonal. We confirm realistic windows for each enquiry.
Do you ship by air or sea?
Both. Highly perishable fruit usually travels by air; hardier fruit can travel in reefer containers when timing allows.
