Smashed on toast, tossed in a salad, or blended in a smoothie; whichever way you eat your avos, farmers are pleading for you to eat more of them.
Smashed on toast, tossed in a salad, or blended in a smoothie; whichever way you eat your avocados, farmers are pleading for consumers to eat more of them.Growers are struggling to meet the cost of productionA new report by agribusiness bank Rabobank said Australian growers would this year produce 22 avocados per Australian, up 26 per cent on last year's figures.
"Simple demand-and-supply economics tell us that when supply increases, the price will drop, so prices this year are 47 per cent below the five-year average as well," Ms Piggott said. "Over the past year, the average volume of avocados consumed by each Australian household increased 31.2 per cent."The Rabobank report said exports of avocados had increased by 350 per cent in the past year, with key markets including Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia.
Avocado grower and Avocados Australia chairman Jim Kochi, from Atherton in Far North Queensland, said returns to growers were the lowest they had been in about 20 years.
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