Sri Lankan Avocado · Persea americana

Avocadocultivar and maturity must be verified.

Name: Avocado
Brand: CeyLanka Naturals

Sri Lankan avocado for buyers sourcing fresh whole fruit — with cultivar, physiological maturity, size/count, external and internal condition, residue controls, pack-out, phytosanitary route and destination defined before quotation.

A conservative fresh-fruit sourcing route that does not assume Hass, a fixed season, dry-matter value, shelf life, stock position or pack programme before the actual source and shipment are verified.

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Fresh Sri Lankan avocado fruit — Fresh whole fruit

Cut avocado showing internal flesh condition — Internal condition

Avocados in commercial handling crates — Pack & handling

Botanical identityPersea americana Mill.

OriginSri Lanka

Primary routeFresh whole fruit

Buyer controlsCultivar · maturity · size · pack

01 · Define the commercial route

Fresh fruit first.Pack-out follows the cultivar.

The commercial page is centred on fresh whole avocado. Pack-out and any industrial-processing enquiry are treated as separate buyer routes.

Fresh whole avocado

Commercial fresh fruit is specified by verified cultivar, physiological maturity, size/count or weight band, shape, skin condition, defects, stem condition, residues, packing and destination requirements.

Buyer-defined pack-out

Export pack-outs can be defined by count, weight range, class or retailer tolerance, carton configuration and pallet pattern. Feasibility is checked against the actual cultivar, crop and packhouse capability.

Processing-route enquiry

Fruit for pulp, puree, oil or other industrial use sits outside the Codex fresh-avocado commodity scope and requires a separate raw-material and processor specification. No processed-avocado availability is implied.

Cut-fruit imagery is an inspection reference only. Exact cultivar, pack-out and processing capability are verified per enquiry.

02 · Sri Lankan crop context

Persea americana.Never assume Hass.

Sri Lanka's Department of Agriculture identifies avocado as Persea americana and maintains fruit research and development activity for avocado in Sri Lanka.

Department material references multiple cultivars. For a buyer, that means the exact cultivar must be verified before maturity, size, ripening, pack-out or market suitability is promised.

Department of Agriculture · Avocado

03 · Maturity & standards reference

Dry matter is cultivar-linked.One value cannot fit all.

Codex CXS 197-1995 is the fresh-avocado commodity reference and uses maturity criteria tied to the cultivar or cultivar group rather than one universal threshold.

Sri Lankan crop

Sri Lanka's Department of Agriculture identifies avocado as Persea americana and maintains avocado research and crop-development programmes through its fruit research network.

Multiple cultivars

Department of Agriculture material lists multiple avocado cultivars grown or recommended in Sri Lanka. The page therefore requires cultivar verification and does not treat 'Sri Lankan avocado' as equivalent to Hass.

Fresh-fruit focus

The commercial page focuses on fresh whole fruit. Cut-fruit imagery is used only to communicate internal condition and maturity checks, not to imply a fresh-cut product offer.

CXS 197-1995 covers commercial varieties of Persea americana supplied fresh to consumers and excludes industrial-processing fruit. Buyer dry-matter or ripening targets are therefore verified against the actual cultivar and programme.

Codex · CXS 197-1995

04 · Maturity & handling control

Harvest maturity and transitmust work together.

Physiological maturity, internal condition, pack design, temperature management and transit time are considered as one shipment route rather than isolated catalogue facts.

Internal condition

Cut checks support maturity decisions.

Buyer programmes can define dry matter, flesh condition, ripening behaviour and sampling or cut-test requirements appropriate to the verified cultivar.

Pack & transit

Pack-out is part of post-harvest quality.

Count, carton protection, ventilation, palletisation, temperature route and delivery window should be matched to fruit maturity and destination rather than copied from another market.

05 · Buyer specification

Build the briefbefore the quote.

Turn “Sri Lankan avocado” into a cultivar-specific fresh-fruit requirement that the orchard, packhouse, NPQS route and destination can actually support.

Cultivar & commercial route

State the required cultivar if known, or describe the target market/application. Cultivar is verified before quotation; Hass is never assumed from the word 'avocado'.

Maturity & internal condition

Define physiological maturity, dry-matter requirement if applicable, acceptable flesh condition, ripening programme needs and any cut-test or sampling method.

Size, count & appearance

Specify count or weight range, class/tolerance, shape, skin condition, stem presentation and permitted external or internal defects.

Residues & food safety

Set pesticide MRLs, contaminants, sampling, treatment restrictions and buyer/retailer protocols according to the destination and programme.

Packing & post-harvest route

State carton or crate format, count/net weight, fruit protection, ventilation, palletisation, pre-cooling or temperature requirements, destination and delivery window.

Phytosanitary & evidence

List phytosanitary certificate, additional declarations, inspection/test/treatment evidence, traceability, origin, CoA or buyer documents required for the actual destination.

Fresh avocado standardCodex CXS 197-1995

Codex maintains a specific Standard for Avocado covering commercial varieties of Persea americana supplied fresh to consumers after preparation and packaging. Fruit for industrial processing is excluded.

Maturity principleVariety-specific dry matter

CXS 197-1995 uses dry-matter content as a maturity requirement and applies different minimum values to different cultivars or cultivar groups. A single universal CeyLanka dry-matter guarantee is therefore not published.

Plant-health export routeSri Lanka NPQS

Sri Lanka's National Plant Quarantine Service handles phytosanitary export certification against the importing country's conditions, including required inspections, tests, treatments or declarations.

Commercial valuesLot-specific

Cultivar availability, dry matter, shelf life, season, stock, ripening performance and capacity are verified against the actual programme.

Trade & plant-health route: final HS classification, phytosanitary conditions, additional declarations, treatments, residue limits and import permissions depend on the actual fruit and destination. Sri Lanka NPQS confirms export plant-health compliance against importing-country requirements.

NPQS export procedure

06 · From enquiry to quote

Verify cultivar and maturitybefore commercial promise.

A quotation is built from the exact cultivar or source, maturity evidence, size/count, pack, phytosanitary route and logistics programme that can support the buyer requirement.

01Define
Cultivar, maturity, size/count, quantity, pack, destination and buyer tolerances.
02Match
Identify a Sri Lankan source, harvest window and packhouse route capable of the brief.
03Inspect
Check external condition, maturity, internal quality where required, residues, traceability and documents.
04Clear
Resolve NPQS and importing-country plant-health, treatment, packing and logistics requirements.
05Quote
Quote only the verified cultivar, pack-out and shipment route that can support the buyer specification.

Include cultivar preference, maturity/dry-matter requirement, size/count, defect tolerances, quantity, pack, destination and required plant-health or retailer documents.

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07 · Buyer questions

Useful answersbefore you enquire.

Is every Sri Lankan avocado Hass?

No. Sri Lanka's Department of Agriculture references multiple avocado cultivars. This page therefore does not imply Hass; the exact cultivar must be confirmed for the source and quotation.

What Codex standard applies to fresh avocado?

Codex CXS 197-1995 is the Standard for Avocado. It applies to commercial varieties of Persea americana supplied fresh to consumers and excludes fruit intended for industrial processing.

Can you guarantee one dry-matter percentage for all avocado?

No. Codex uses cultivar- or cultivar-group-specific minimum dry-matter values. The buyer's maturity requirement should therefore be tied to the verified cultivar and agreed test method.

Why show a cut avocado if the offer is fresh whole fruit?

The cut-fruit image is used to communicate internal condition, flesh quality and maturity checks. It does not represent a stocked fresh-cut avocado product.

Are shelf life and season fixed?

No. Shelf life and commercial availability depend on cultivar, crop, maturity, post-harvest handling, pack and destination route. Those values are verified for the actual programme rather than published as catalogue guarantees.

What should I include in a Sri Lankan avocado RFQ?

Send cultivar preference if any, maturity or dry-matter requirement, size/count, defect tolerance, quantity, pack, destination, delivery window and phytosanitary or retailer documentation requirements.

Sri Lanka Department of AgricultureFruit Crops · Avocado Sri Lanka Department of AgricultureFruit Crop Research & Development Station Codex Alimentarius · FAO/WHOCXS 197-1995 · Standard for Avocado Sri Lanka National Plant Quarantine ServiceExport procedure

Existing CeyLanka media is used for whole-fruit, internal-condition and crate/handling context; no new image upload is required.