Smashed avocado on toast as prices plummet with oversupply

JB
Updated September 28 2021 - 5:54pm, first published September 27 2021 - 6:00am
Comboyne avocado growers Ernst and Penny Tideman fear a protracted downturn for anything other than premium grade fruit.
Comboyne avocado growers Ernst and Penny Tideman fear a protracted downturn for anything other than premium grade fruit.

Spectacular growth in avocado production has now clashed with increased competition as trays of New Zealand and Western Australian Hass variety undercut local fruit at the supermarket.

JB

Jamie Brown

North Coast reporter

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