As bumper harvest begins, avocado prices come tumbling downANDY JACKSON/Fairfax NZFancy avocado cheesecake or avocado chocolate mousse? "We are seeing significant investment into avocado production, with a two year waiting list now for avocado trees," Scoular said. Those recipes included the already mentioned avocado cheesecake and avocado chocolate mousse. That's a far cry from the June prices, which Statistics NZ put at the highest-ever average of $4.61 for a 200g fruit. The New World Willis St Metro in downtown Wellington was charging $2.49 for a good-sized avocado, or $4 for two.

Source: Stuff July 28, 2016 06:22 UTC