0. Executive Summary
Judgment axis | Key judgment |
| Item Identity | Persea americana Mill., a subtropical evergreen fruit tree of the Lauraceae family. ( Nongsaroo ) |
| Key role | In the domestic market, fruits centered on imported fresh fruit are connected to retail, dining out, salads, HMR, purees, and sauces. |
| Harvesting principle | It is operated as a product where management during the distribution and post-ripening stages is crucial, rather than as a fruit ripened on the tree to an edible soft state. |
| Product separation | Distinguishing between unripe fresh fruit, ripe fresh fruit, commercial fruit, peeled fruit, cut fruit pulp, frozen fruit pulp, puree, and sauce ingredients. |
| Separation of similar items | Do not confuse variety names, product names, origins, and botanical entities, and manage individual varieties such as Hass as Variety Entities. |
| Domestic statistics | Official national statistics on domestic commercial cultivation area and production volume will be entered later after verification of official raw data. |
| domestic market | The fact that KAMIS includes avocados in its import fruit price surveys confirms that the import supply chain is a critical factor for this item in the domestic market. ( KAMIS ) |
| Supply and demand risk | Importing country's crop conditions, quarantine, maritime logistics, exchange rates, failure to ripen, storage loss, softening, internal discoloration, discrepancy with buyer's delivery date |
| Operating Principles | Connect Origin–Variety–Import Lot–Arrival–Quarantine–Storage–Ripening–Product–Buyer RFQ |
| Final goal | Transforming avocados from a simple imported fruit into a supply chain entity that tracks everything from origin, import, ripening, quality, and processing to buyer repurchase. |
1. Plant Identity & Product Master
Basic fields | detail |
| Korean name | avocado |
| English name | Avocado |
| Representative scientific name | Persea americana Mill. ( Nongsaroo ) |
| classification | Lauraceae, Persea |
| Edible parts | Fruit flesh |
| Non-edible · Separate management | Seeds, peels, and pruning by-products are separated from the general fresh fruit product. |
| Major harvesting stages | Physiological maturation → Harvesting → Storage and transportation → Post-harvest ripening → Edible ripeness |
| Basic product form | Imported fresh fruit, ripened fresh fruit, peeled flesh, sliced flesh, frozen flesh, puree |
| Basic processing stage | Sorting, storage, ripening, washing, peeling, denuclearization, cutting, freezing, crushing, puree, sauce preparation |
| Basic use | Raw Food · Salad · Dining Out · Brunch · HMR · Sandwich · Puree · Dip · Sauce Ingredients |
| Similarity Principle | Manage varieties and product names as Variety–Product relationships without mixing them with Species. |
Nongsaroo's introductory materials on avocados officially present the scientific name Persea americana Mill. and the classification as the Lauraceae family. ( Nongsaroo )
Product Master
Product ID | Actual product form | Key Management Standards |
| AVOCADO-P01 | Raw materials for export from the production area | Origin, Variety, Farm, Harvest Date, Specifications |
| AVOCADO-P02 | Imported unripe fresh fruit | Country of Import · Date of Arrival · Quarantine · Lot · Hardness |
| AVOCADO-P03 | Fresh fruit ripened after harvest | After ripening period, firmness, appearance, and optimal ripeness for release. |
| AVOCADO-P04 | Fresh fruit for commercial use | Size, ripeness, delivery cycle, and claim criteria |
| AVOCADO-P05 | Washing, peeling, and pit removal of flesh | Raw Material Lot · Processing Yield · Hygiene · Browning |
| AVOCADO-P06 | Cut/Sliced Fruit Flesh | Cutting specifications · Browning · Packaging · Microorganisms |
| AVOCADO-P07 | frozen avocado | Frozen state, thaw quality, storage |
| AVOCADO-P08 | Avocado puree | Ingredients, Blending, Texture, Color, Microorganisms |
| AVOCADO-P09 | Sauce and Dip Processing Ingredients | Buyer specifications regarding raw material ratio, acidity, color, viscosity, etc. |
| AVOCADO-P10 | HMR · PB finished products | Manufacturing process, labeling, expiration date, and supply stability |
2. Product Classification & Use Segmentation
Classification criteria | Subdivision type | Management principles |
| Plant classification | Persea Americana | Species Master Fixed |
| varieties | Hass and other confirmed varieties | Variety Entity |
| Harvesting stage | Immaturity, physiological maturity, harvest | Harvest suitability record |
| ripening stage | Hard · During ripening · Ready for sale · Overripe | Runtime status values within the same Lot |
| Cultivation type | Overseas commercial production · Domestic testing/cultivation | Separation of production areas |
| origin | Country·Region·Farm | Import Lot Key Fields |
| Distribution methods | Box · Individual · Small Packaging · Commercial Use | SKU separation |
| Processing form | Fresh fruit · Peeled · Cut · Freeze · Puree · Sauce | Separate Product ID |
| Final use | Retail, Food Service, Catering, HMR, Beverages, Sauces | Connecting to Buyer requirements |
| Transaction type | Import · Wholesale · Regular Supply · OEM · PB | Contract Information NDA |
3. Production, Harvest & Post-harvest
The Rural Development Administration introduces the avocado as a subtropical fruit native to Central America and the West Indies, describing a warm, frost-free environment and sunlight conditions as key cultivation factors. In particular, since day and night temperatures during the flowering period and low winter temperatures are identified as important variables for production stability, low temperature and frost datasets are mandatory for domestic cultivation pilots. ( Nongsaroo )
step | Essential Dataset | Management purpose |
| Cultivation plan | Variety, Origin, Area, Expected Shipment | Supply volume planning |
| Seedlings and propagation | Variety, Seedling Source, Grafting Information | Variety Authenticity and Productivity |
| formula | Official Date · Planting Distance · Packaging ID | Farm History |
| Growth management | Tree body, flowering, fruit set, fruit enlargement | Production forecast |
| rising | Temperature, frost, rainfall, and wind speed | Cultivation risk |
| Watering | Water source, irrigation cycle, and amount | Water stress management |
| dispute | Fertilizer, Input Amount, Timing | Production history |
| pests | Occurrence, Control, and Pesticides | Safety and quantity |
| Harvest judgment | Variety, Maturity Indicator, Buyer Standard | Prevention of early harvest |
| harvest | Harvest day, packing, work shift | Raw Lot Creation |
| Source selection | Size, weight, appearance, defects | Export Grade |
| export packaging | Packaging Unit · Pallet · Container | Logistics tracking |
| Import and Quarantine | Declaration, Quarantine, Entry, Origin | Import Lot |
| save | Temperature, Period, Inventory | Adjusting the ripening time |
| ripening | Longitude, days, and environmental conditions | Ready-to-release |
| Selection | softening, damage, decay | Sales/Processing Branch |
| purifying | Washing process and hygiene | Preprocessing |
| Peeling and nucleation | Input weight · Fruit flesh yield | Processing cost |
| cutting | Standards, browning, and hygiene | HMR · Dining Out |
| freezing | Freezing conditions and storage | Long-term product development |
| Puree | Raw Material Lot · Processing Yield | food processing |
| packaging | Product form, packaging, and labeling | Buyer specifications |
| shipment | Buyer · Time · Product · Lot | Delivery |
4. Quality Specification & Lot Management
Quality items | Fresh fruit | Pre-treated products | processed goods | finished product | Public rating |
| origin | essential | succession | succession | tracking | Public |
| production area | essential | succession | succession | tracking | Member |
| varieties | essential | succession | essential | Ingredient labeling | Public/Verified |
| Farms and suppliers | ID | succession | tracking | tracking | Verified |
| Lot | essential | new | new | new | Verified/NDA |
| Harvest day | essential | succession | succession | tracking | Verified |
| Arrival date | Imported goods are essential. | succession | succession | tracking | Verified |
| Quarantine | Import verification | Raw material verification | Raw material verification | tracking | Verified |
| appearance | core | After peeling | Raw material specifications | Product specifications | Member |
| weight | Objects · Boxes | input | yield | Display amount | Member |
| size | standard | Cutting specifications | The relevant city | Product specifications | Member |
| Longitude and maturity | core | Process Input Standards | Raw material standards | The relevant city | Verified |
| flesh color | Cutting inspection | essential | Quality standards | Product Standards | Verified |
| Internal discoloration | test | eliminate | Raw material management | Quality Control | Verified |
| impairment | test | eliminate | management | management | Verified |
| corruption | test | Non-conformity exclusion | Raw material management | Product Management | Verified |
| alien substance | check | essential | essential | essential | Verified |
| pesticide residues | Compliant with standards | succession | check | Legal standards | Verified/NDA |
| microorganism | If necessary | importance | importance | Product Standards | Verified/NDA |
| purifying | -/corresponding | essential | record | tracking | Verified |
| Processing history | - | Preprocessing | essential | essential | NDA |
| packaging | Import packaging | Hygienic packaging | Product packaging | Labeling packaging | Member |
| save | essential | Refrigeration/Freezing | By product | By product | Verified |
| Expiration date | Product conditions | setting | setting | mark | Verified |
| Shipment | record | record | record | record | Verified |
| Returns | record | record | record | record | NDA |
| Claim | record | record | record | record | NDA |
| Repurchase | Buyer Connection | Buyer Connection | Buyer Connection | Buyer Connection | NDA |
Lot Master Required Field
Lot ID · Item/Product Type · Scientific Name/Variety · Origin/Origin · Producer/Exporter/Importer · Cultivation Method · Planting Date · Harvest Date · Shipment Date · Arrival Date · Quarantine Status · Quality Indicators · Weight/Specifications/Grade · Ripening/Hardness · Pest/Disease/Appearance Check · Pesticide Usage Records · Pesticide Residue/Microbiological Test Reports · Storage/Curing History · Raw Material Lot · Pre-treatment/Processing History · Packaging Date · Use-by Date · Shipper · Returns/Claims · Repurchase
5. Korea Market & Demand Structure
Customers | Purchase criteria | Cooperation opportunities |
| importer | Country of origin, variety, export standards, quarantine | Overseas Producer RFQ |
| wholesale market | Weight, ripeness, appearance, and origin | Import Lot Distribution |
| Large-scale distribution | Uniformity, ripening, small packaging | PB · Regular supply |
| Online distribution | Individual · Ripeness · Delivery Durability | Sales by ripening stage |
| Dining Out · Brunch | Ripeness, Flesh Yield, Delivery Time | Regular supply for commercial use |
| Salad specialty company | Flesh color, ripeness, and cutting suitability | Cut and pre-treated parts |
| School and public meals | Safety, Hygiene, Standards | Review of pre-processing products |
| HMR · Meal Kit | Cutting specifications, browning, and expiration date | Fresh-cut RFQ |
| Food manufacturer | Yield, color, viscosity, microorganisms | Puree and sauce ingredients |
| frozen food processing company | Raw material price, flesh yield, and frozen quality | frozen fruit flesh |
| PB·OEM | Product Specifications · Supply Stability | Sauces, Purees, and Finished Products |
| Research Institute | Cultivation, ripening, storage, and processing | Domestic demonstration cooperation |
6. Trade & Supply-chain Intelligence
step | Key variables | Operational judgment |
| Overseas production | Country, Region, Variety, Crop Conditions | Supply Risk Assessment |
| Contracts and Procurement | Specifications, Quantity, and Shipment Plan | Import RFQ |
| Source selection | Size, weight, and appearance | Export suitability |
| export packaging | Box · Pallet · Container | Loss prevention |
| shipment | Ship · Departure · Scheduled Arrival | Lead Time |
| Import and Quarantine | HS · Country of Origin · Quarantine | Customs clearance conformity |
| save | Stock, ripeness, temperature | Release time |
| ripening | Hardness, ripeness, and sales plan | Buyer suitability |
| Preprocessing | Peeling, nucleation, amputation | Processing yield |
| process | Frozen, Puree, Sauce | Value added |
| Distribution and supply | Delivery time · Cold chain | Quality maintenance |
| RFQ · Repurchase | Evaluation, Claims, Yield | Repeat trading |
Import and export management
item | Management principles |
| HS Code | For avocados, enter the HS code for the relevant year after confirming it through the Korea Customs Service’s Quick Reference Table and Commodity Classification ( UniPass ). |
| Import volume | Input after verification of raw data from the Korea Customs Service's import and export trade statistics. |
| Revenue | Input after official verification of raw data |
| Export volume | Input after official verification of raw data |
| Major suppliers | Input after verifying raw data by HS country |
| Quarantine | Check fresh fruit import requirements by country |
| FTA | Review of Agreement and Tariff Application by Country of Origin |
| certification | Buyer requirements such as GlobalGAP are verified by supplier |
| Customs clearance | Linkage of HS, Origin, Quarantine, and Food Safety |
| distribution | Shipment–Arrival–Storage–Curing Lead Time Management |
7. Processing, By-products & PRP Intelligence
Products and processes | Key conditions | RFQ conversion |
| imported raw materials | Origin, Variety, Harvest Date | Import RFQ |
| Selected fresh fruit | Size, Weight, and Flaws | Distribution RFQ |
| Fresh fruit ripened after harvest | Hardness and ripening period | Foodservice and Retail RFQ |
| Fresh fruit for commercial use | Flesh yield · Ripening | Regular meal supply |
| Washed items | Surface hygiene | Preprocessing RFQ |
| Peeling and nucleation | Yield and browning | HMR ingredients |
| cut parts | Standards, Color, Microorganisms | Salads and Meal Kits |
| frozen fruit flesh | Frozen state and thawing quality | Food manufacturing |
| Puree | Viscosity, color, and ingredient composition | Sauces and Drinks |
| Sauces and Dips | Mixing, acidity, viscosity | OEM·PB |
| Non-commercial products and | Damage, ripeness, and safety | Selection of Lot Suitable for Processing |
| pericarp | Contamination, Residue, and Treatment Capacity | Separate review after verification of research basis, such as biomaterials |
| satellite | separate by-products | Research and legal verification without arbitrarily assuming food utilization |
| Waste disposal department | Corruption/Defectiveness | Process after confirming the permissibility of feed, compost, etc. |
Product Research Profile (PRP)
PRP area | Key question |
| varieties | Which variety is suitable for the buyer's intended use? |
| Sukdo | What are the required hardness and ripening period at the time of delivery? |
| transference number | What is the actual flesh yield after removing the peel and seeds? |
| browning | What are the conditions for color retention after cutting and processing? |
| freezing | Do the texture, color, and taste remain after thawing? |
| Puree | What about manufacturability, such as viscosity, color, and scent? |
| packaging | What are the optimal packaging conditions for fresh and cut products? |
| distribution | How are import lead time and maturity changes connected? |
| Buyer | What is the relationship between delivery performance and repurchase? |
8. AX Transformation
first of all | Execution item | Performance indicators |
| 1 | Variety, origin, harvest date, arrival date, and Lot are mandatory. | Required value completion rate |
| 2 | Separation of Unripe, Ripened, Pre-treated, and Processed Products | Product classification rate |
| 3 | Linking overseas crop conditions, shipments, arrivals, and inventory | Supply forecasting accuracy |
| 4 | Data digitization of quarantine, test reports, storage, and ripening | Lot tracking rate |
| 5 | Importer – Ripening Facility – Processor – Buyer RFQ Connection | RFQ Match Rate |
| 6 | Video AI appearance screening | Defect detection accuracy |
| 7 | Sukdo AI prediction | Ripening date prediction error |
| 8 | Internal Quality and Claim Analysis | defect rate |
| 9 | Optimization of storage and ripening | waste/overripe rate |
| 10 | Processing yield prediction | Prediction error relative to error rate |
| 11 | Import volume, inventory, and demand forecast | Out-of-stock/Excess stock rate |
| 12 | AI Buyer Match | Sample → Contract Conversion Rate |
| 13 | Traceability | Overseas Farm → Buyer Traceability Rate |
9. Industry Problem Bank
Problem group | Problem Definition | Required data |
| Dependence on supply from the country of origin | The domestic market is sensitive to overseas supply chains | Country·Import·Inventory |
| Mixed varieties | Insufficient to distinguish variety characteristics based solely on product name | Species |
| Harvest maturity variation | Differences in post-harvest ripening results depending on the harvesting stage | Harvest date and maturity indicators |
| long-distance logistics | Quality changes during shipment and arrival | Logistics period and temperature |
| Quarantine risk | Changes in quarantine conditions affect supply | National/Quarantine Requirements |
| Failure to ripen | Delivered in a state that is too hard or overripe | Hardness and ripening time |
| Internal discoloration | Internal defects that are difficult to identify from the exterior alone | Cutting Inspection · Claim |
| Storage loss | Softening and spoilage due to prolonged storage | Storage period/loss rate |
| Quality deviation | Difference in ripeness within the same box | Quality per object |
| Pre-treatment browning | Color change after peeling or amputation | Time, Temperature, Packaging |
| Processing yield deviation | Influence of seed and peel specific gravity on ripeness | Input and Output |
| Discontinuation of test reports | Import Lot and Inspection Information Not Linked | Test Report · Lot |
| Changes in import prices | Impact of exchange rates, freight rates, and production site prices | Contract, Exchange Rate, Freight |
| Discrepancy in delivery dates for restaurant meals | Difference between Buyer usage date and maturity date | Order · Arrival · Delivery |
| Non-products and losses | Discard overripe or defective appearance | Suitable for sorting and processing |
| Absence of repurchase data | Variety and supplier performance not reflected in next procurement | Delivery Evaluation · Repurchase |
10. Farmer RFQ & Collaboration Model
RFQ Type | Public Registration | Verify/NDA |
| Domestic test and cultivated raw materials | Region, variety, and form | Farms, Area, Volume |
| Overseas procurement | Country, Variety, Standard | Producer · FOB · Volume |
| Import purchase | Country of Origin/Product Type | Unit Price · MOQ · Shipment |
| sale | Variety, Specifications, Ripening | Stock and Price |
| Regular supply | Product · Delivery Cycle | Volume/Unit Price |
| contract farming | Variety, Region, Purpose | Farms · Cultivation Area · Contracts |
| Ripening service | Facility Types and Processed Items | Capacity, Cost, Conditions |
| Pre-treated products | Peeling, nucleation, amputation | Yield and Test Report |
| frozen fruit flesh | Product specifications | MOQ · Unit Price |
| Purees and sauces | Product form | Manufacturing conditions and prices |
| Dining Out & School Meals | Degree of ripeness/Product type | Delivery time and price |
| HMR · Meal Kit | Cutting specifications · Packaging | Expiration Date · MOQ |
| OEM·PB | Product concept | Mixing, Unit Price, Contract |
| Export and re-export | Products and Markets | Quarantine, Customs Clearance, Price |
| Technology demonstration | Cultivation, storage, ripening, and AI sorting | Test conditions and results |
| Research cooperation | Cultivation adaptability, ripening, and processing | Dataset·IP |
11. RFQ Request First
① Need Products & Materials
Companies and institutions seeking necessary products, agricultural products, raw materials, and processed goods register purchasing demands. Registered requests are utilized to review cooperation with potential suppliers and producers based on the RFQ Intelligence Library.
Process:
RFQ Registration → Supplier/Product Review → Collaboration Connection → Future AI Matching
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② We are looking for production and manufacturing partners. (Need Suppliers & Manufacturers)
Register a request to find necessary production and supply partners, ranging from farms and producer organizations to processing companies, OEM, ODM, and private label manufacturers.
Process:
RFQ Registration → Review of Production & Manufacturing Capabilities → Collaboration Connection → Future AI Partner Matching
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③ We are looking for domestic and international buyers. (Need Buyers)
Farmers, producer organizations, and manufacturing companies are requesting cooperation with new buyers, such as domestic and international distributors, importers, brand companies, and food service and catering businesses.
Process:
RFQ Registration → Product & Supply Capability Review → Market & Buyer Connection → Future AI Buyer Matching
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Version History
Version | Main contents | situation |
| v1.0 | Registration of Plant Identity, Import Supply Chain, Product, and RFQ Basic Structure | complete |
| v1.1 | Verification of official raw data for imports and exports by domestic production, market, HS code, and country | expected |
| v2.0 | Subdivision of quality standards for variety, origin, ripeness, post-ripening, pretreatment, and processing | expected |
| v3.0 | Combine Producer–Exporter–Importer–Ripening–Processor–Buyer Verified Container | expected |
