Hass avocado

The Hass avocado /ˈhæs/, sometimes marketed as the Haas avocado /ˈhɑːs/, is a cultivar of avocado with dark green-colored, bumpy skin. It was first grown and sold by Southern California mail carrier and amateur horticulturist Rudolph Hass, who also gave it his name.

The Hass avocado is a large-sized fruit weighing 200-300 grams. When ripe, the skin becomes a dark purplish-black and yields to gentle pressure. When ready to serve, it becomes white-green in the middle part of the inner fruit.

Owing to its taste, size, shelf-life, high growing yield and in some areas, year-round harvesting, the Hass cultivar is the most commercially popular avocado worldwide. In the United States it accounts for more than 80% of the avocado crop, 95% of the California crop and is the most widely grown avocado in New Zealand.

History

All commercial, fruit-bearing Hass avocado trees have been grown from grafted seedlings propagated from a single tree which was grown from a seed bought by Rudolph Hass in 1926 from A. R. Rideout of Whittier, California. At the time, Rideout was getting seeds from any source he could find, even restaurant food scraps. The cultivar this seed came from is not known and may already have been cross-pollinated when Hass bought it.

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USDA Seeks Nominees for National Hass Avocado Board (Agricultural Marketing Service)

Public Technologies 17 Mar 2025
The Hass Avocado Board is a research and promotion program that provides the avocado industry with consolidated supply and market data, conducts nutrition research, educates health professionals, and ...
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DA upbeat about Japan reducing tariffs on banana exports

Manila Bulletin 17 Mar 2025
In 2024, bananas from the country had a 75-percent market share in Japan ... Alongside bananas, the Philippines also has a strong market share in various agricultural commodities such as pineapple, mangoes, Hass avocado, and desiccated coconut ... .
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DA seeks stronger ties with Thailand

Manila Standard 09 Mar 2025
Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Narumon Pinyosinwat expressed interest in exporting longan and poultry meat to the Philippines, while Tiu Laurel pushed for the export of Hass avocados and processed meat to Thailand. .
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DA looking to learn from Thai farm sector

The Manila Times 09 Mar 2025
A DELEGATION from the Department of Agriculture (DA) led by Sec. Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr ... Tiu Laurel, on the other hand, said the Philippines wants to export Hass avocados and processed meats to Thailand ... ....
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Watch an MSNBC analyst explain how Trump's tariffs will soon hit American shoppers

Media Matters 06 Mar 2025
Let's talk about avocados ... You got a truck full of avocados, and they're right there at the port ... Right, 90% of the avocados in the U.S ... The Hass avocados are fantastic ... They're selling avocados two for $5.
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Trump’s trade war is back on. Here’s how tariffs could hit your wallet

The Los Angeles Times 05 Mar 2025
... $602 million of the Hass varietal in the 2023-24 fiscal year,” Times reporter Seema Mehta explained this week, citing a report by Texas A&M professors for the Mexican Hass Avocado Import Assn.
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US Agricultural Tariffs Threaten Colombia’s Coffee, Flower Exports

Colombia One 05 Mar 2025
Each year, Colombia exports around US$15 billion to the U.S ... US agricultural tariffs threaten Colombia’s exports ... tariffs include bananas, Hass avocados, Tahiti limes, and tilapia, all of which could see price increases in U.S. supermarkets ... .
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That extra dab of guacamole on your burrito could cost more because of new tariffs

The Los Angeles Times 04 Mar 2025
Californians are the nation’s top consumer of Mexican avocados, importing $602 million of the Hass varietal in the 2023-24 fiscal year, according to a report by Texas A&M professors for the Mexican Hass Avocado Import Assn.
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Avocados are no fad: Turns out, the fruit is a beloved ancient food.

Usatoday 03 Mar 2025
The Hass avocado, the most commonly eaten in the United States, is a cross between Mexican and Guatemalan avocado varieties ... Today, 90% of the avocado industry is dominated by just one variety, the Hass avocado with its black, pebbly rind.
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