Green-skin avocado or Hass: what does Vietnam export?

Short answer. Vietnam does not grow Hass in export volume. What Vietnam ships is green-skin avocado: Booth 7 from September to November and 034 from May to August. Booth 7 is a larger fruit that is green at maturity and travels at 7 °C. Hass is the pebbly variety that turns purplish-black as it ripens.

Can you buy Hass from Vietnam?

Not in container volume. Hass is grown in Vietnam only in very small volumes, so we do not offer it for reefer shipments, and we say so before you ask for a price. What we offer is Booth 7 and 034, described on the fresh avocado product page.

What is a green-skin avocado?

Avocado varieties belong to three races: West Indian, Guatemalan and Mexican. University of Florida extension describes West Indian fruit as smooth-skinned with a low oil content, and Guatemalan fruit as rough-skinned with a medium to high oil content. Booth 7 and Booth 8 are Guatemalan × West Indian hybrids, listed by the same source as green at maturity. 034 is a Vietnamese selection with a long fruit and a thinner skin. Hass is described by the California Avocado Commission as pebbly-skinned, changing from green to purplish-black as it ripens.

How do Booth 7, 034 and Hass compare?

Booth 7 034 Hass (for reference)
Skin colour Green Green Green, turning purplish-black as it ripens
Fruit weight 300–580 g in our lots; 10–20 oz (about 280–570 g) in Florida extension data Long fruit, sold by the same size codes 5–12 oz (about 140–340 g)
Offered from Vietnam September–November May–August Not in export volume
Reefer set point 7 °C Confirmed per lot after storage tests 7.2 °C group in the WFLO storage manual
Minimum dry matter Lot average 21 %, no fruit below 19 % Confirmed with the quotation 21 % in the Codex standard

Why does the reefer temperature depend on the variety?

Varieties tolerate cold differently. The WFLO Commodity Storage Manual (2018) places Booth 7, Fuerte and Hass in an intermediate group stored at 45 °F (7.2 °C), Booth 8 in a cold-tolerant group at 40 °F (4.4 °C), and West Indian varieties in a cold-sensitive group at 55 °F (13 °C). That is why we set 7 °C for Booth 7, load Booth 8 only in its own container at 5 °C, and confirm the setting for 034 on each lot after storage tests. One avocado setting does not fit a mixed load.

Which markets buy green-skin avocado?

Russia is the clearest case. An importer supplying Russian retailers told FreshPlaza in July 2026 that most Russian demand is for green-skin avocado, shipped at that time of year from South Africa and Peru, with Hass newer to that market. Booth 7 is the same kind of fruit in a different window, September to November. For documents and transit, see importing avocado into Russia and the EAEU.

How do you judge ripeness when the skin stays green?

By feel, not colour. The California Avocado Commission's advice is that colour alone is not a reliable sign of ripeness: ripe fruit yields to gentle pressure. Our fruit is packed hard, with no give under thumb pressure, and ripens at destination. Brief your ripening room and your retail customers accordingly.

Which maturity standard applies?

The Codex standard for avocado asks for at least 21 % dry matter in Hass and 20 % in Fuerte, Pinkerton and Reed, and accepts lower values in other types. We hold Booth lots to the Hass figure: a lot average of at least 21 %, with no fruit below 19 %, from fruit harvested at least 8 months after flowering.

Frequently asked questions

Is Booth 7 the same as Hass?

No. Booth 7 is a Guatemalan × West Indian hybrid with a thick green skin and a larger fruit. Hass is a different variety with a pebbly skin that darkens as it ripens.

Does green-skin avocado contain less oil than Hass?

University of Florida extension describes West Indian types as low in oil and Guatemalan types as medium to high; Booth 7 is a hybrid of the two. We do not make an oil claim. We control maturity by dry matter.

Can Booth 7 and 034 ship in the same container?

No. Their seasons do not overlap: 034 ships from May to August and Booth 7 from September to November. The season calendar shows each month.

Which sizes are available?

Size code 12 (300–371 g) and code 10 (364–462 g) as standard, code 8 (456–576 g) on request, with a minimum of 300 g. Counts per carton are in avocado cartons and container loading.

To ask for Booth 7 or 034, use the avocado quotation form.

Sources

Last reviewed 12 November 2026 by VIET FARM EXPORT COMPANY LIMITED, Ho Chi Minh City. Figures without a source link come from our avocado specification; they are indicative and confirmed with each quotation.

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