Avocados drive up New Zealand food prices
For the year ended June, this led to the food price index rising by three per cent.
Consumer prices manager Matthew Haigh said avocado prices often tended to hit a peak in winter before dropping in spring as new fruit becomes available.
This year, their price was back to the near-record levels set in June last year, he said.
However, "fruit and vegetable prices eased off somewhat in June, from their highs in May", Mr Haigh said.
"Lettuce and broccoli prices were down, but tomato and kumara prices continued to rise. Kumara prices were at their highest-ever level: $8.18 a kilogram."
source: tvnz.co.nz
