Australia eats 86,000 tonnes of avocados a year
Avocados Australia CEO John Tyas said based on the latest industry figures, Australians ate about 3.5kg of avocado per person in 2016/17, a significant jump from 3.2kg/person the previous year.
“People now know ways to use avocados at every meal, from the smashed avo at breakfast to avocado chocolate mousse for dessert, and that means they’re also buying avocados more often,” he said.
“This is great news for farmers. Australia produced 66,000 tonnes of avocados in 2016/17 and the Australian crop is forecast to reach a record of 75,000 tonnes in 2017/18.”
Mr Tyas said the country’s avocado producers were doing their best to ensure consumers had a year-round supply, although New Zealand still supplemented supply during the summer period with more than 20,000 tonnes imported last year.
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