What Is a Semil 34 Avocado? Caribbean Green-Skin Variety | DS

By Arturo Peguero | International Trade Specialist | Former Dirección de Comercio Exterior | Former International Trade Professor

Last updated: June 2026

Quick Answer: Semil 34 is a Caribbean green-skin avocado grown in the Dominican Republic: larger than Hass, with smoother green skin that stays green when ripe and a creamier, milder flesh. Its Dominican season runs roughly August through December, and combined with Carla the green-skin window covers July through February, largely outside the summer Hass surge. It is a distinct category, not a Hass substitute.

What Is a Semil 34 Avocado?

Semil 34 is a green-skin avocado variety grown in the Dominican Republic, part of the broader Caribbean avocado family that is distinct from Hass. Three things set it apart from the Hass most buyers know: it is noticeably larger, it has smooth, thinner green skin that stays green when ripe (rather than darkening like Hass), and its flesh is creamier and milder, less of the rich, oily profile Hass is known for.

The most important framing for a buyer is that Semil 34 is a category, not a substitute. It does not behave like Hass on the shelf or the palate, and trying to sell it as a Hass swap sets up the wrong expectation. Where it wins is as its own green-skin offer and, critically, as a way to diversify a program that is otherwise entirely Hass-dependent.

Semil 34 Season and the Diversification Case

Dominican Republic Semil 34 runs roughly August through December. It does not stand alone: combined with Carla, the other principal Dominican green-skin variety, the country’s green-skin avocado window covers July through February. That window matters because it sits largely outside the Northern Hemisphere summer Hass surge, when Hass supply is heaviest and most origin-competitive.

That counter-timing is the sourcing case. A buyer carrying only Hass is exposed to Hass-market swings; a green-skin variety with a fall-and-winter Dominican window is a genuine diversification lever, and it enters the US at 0% duty under CAFTA-DR on the short Port Everglades sea lane. For variety-by-variety detail across the Caribbean avocado family, see our blog guide on Caribbean avocado varieties.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Semil 34 avocado? Semil 34 is a Caribbean green-skin avocado variety grown in the Dominican Republic. Compared to Hass, it is larger, has smoother and thinner green skin that stays green when ripe, and has a creamy flesh with a milder, less oily flavor profile. It is a distinct varietal category, not a Hass substitute.

When is Semil 34 avocado in season? Dominican Republic Semil 34 runs roughly August through December. Combined with other Caribbean varieties such as Carla, the Dominican green-skin avocado window covers July through February, which sits largely outside the Northern Hemisphere summer Hass surge.

How is Semil 34 different from a Hass avocado? Hass has pebbly skin that darkens to near-black when ripe and a rich, oily flesh. Semil 34 is larger, has smooth green skin that stays green when ripe, and has a lighter, creamier flesh. They serve different programs: Semil 34 is a green-skin category buyers use to diversify beyond Hass-only sourcing, not a like-for-like swap.

Related Terms

• Pollock avocado: the variety that opens the green-skin window
• Carla avocado: the winter-window green-skin variety
• Keitt mango: another Dominican green-skin variety where ripeness is judged by feel, not color
• CAFTA-DR: gives Dominican avocado 0% US duty

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About the author: Arturo Peguero is the founder of DominicanSources, former official at the Dirección de Comercio Exterior and International Trade Professor at PUCMM with 20+ years in Dominican trade.