Due to local shortage:
Kenya bans export of avocados
The shortages have resulted in increases of the fruit’s price. According to a citizentv.co.ke article; “The average price of a 90-kilogramme bag of avocado shot up to Sh 2,560 (20.36 euros) in December, the highest price level of this commodity since May 2014, when a bag was selling for slightly above Sh 2,700 (21.48 euros).”
The Agriculture and Food Authority has also attributed the shortage to the off-season of the most popular avocado varieties; Fuerte and Haas. The Fuerte variety will start getting to the market next month, the Hass will be in supply in March. This will most likely bridge the current deficit and reverse prices to previous levels.
