Colombian avocado Haas, one of the heroes of the Super Bowl

February 10, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Seized items are on display during Super Bowl LVI’s anti-counterfeit merchandise press conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Mandatory credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

This Sunday, at SoFi Stadium in Englewood (California), from 6:00 p.m., via Star+ broadcast, Between the Los Angeles Rams, led by Matthew Stafford, and the Cincinnati Bengals led by Joe Burrow, the celebration of the final of American football, the Super Bowl, will take place.

The NFL Final is an event in which several aspects, from artistry to gastronomical art, converge, Well, according to a post released a few years ago by sports consultant “The Post Game,” after Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday is the second day Americans eat the most.

In this version, Latin American artists will not be present, but there will be a Colombian product, which over time is one of the most exported fruits, Hass avocado.

This information was announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Rodolfo Zia Navarro, Who posted on his Twitter account a statement in which he highlighted that avocado will also be the protagonist of this year during the celebration of the Super Bowl.

On this occasion, 1,500 tons of fruit were sent, which will be served in various preparations to the delight of the North Americans who attend the stadium and who watch it on television. The most important thing is that it benefits 4,000 producers in our country and their families,” it can be read in the statement.

Similarly, he noted that Colombia currently exports avocados to more than 36 destinations, with the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Spain, Belgium and France being the most consuming countries.

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“We want the food harvested by our farmers to reach the tables of consumers around the world. During the Super Bowl, North Americans will be able to sample delicious Guacamole with a Colombian flavor,” added Zea.

On the other hand, Ricardo Uribe Lallende, representative of the Cartama Group, a company dedicated to the cultivation of avocados in the country, reported that more than 50 million kilograms of avocados are expected to be consumed this Sunday, “acquired from different regions, including ours.”

finally, The press release highlighted that last year in Colombia, 155,310 tons of avocados were produced in a cultivated area of ​​26,427 hectares, There was a growth of around 20% compared to 2020, with around 99,000 tons valued at US$206,593,509 being exported.

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