Why are avocados so expensive right now? $2.29 each!!?!
What's up with the price of avocados!? I'm in the bay area of California!. I was buying them for a buck a piece earlier this year!. Surely the gas prices would bump them up some - but not more than a 100% increase!. Does anybody understand why this is happening!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
The wildfires of California destroyed thousands of acres of avocado trees!. Avocados are pretty scarce right now!. You live in California, you didn't know that!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Overall food price is going up everywhere!. However, this is not the season for avocados!.!.!.Summer season (around August) is the season for them, so they should be cheaper because there's more production!. Avocados are more of a tropical nature, so most are imported, so more expensive!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Because:
Fertilizers are made with petroleum products
Farm vehicles run on petroleum
Avocados are out of season in the U!.S!., so they're imported and transportation uses petroleum
And it depends on the size and where you buy them
I got 5 large Hass avos for $6 at Costco a month ago!.!.!.dunno what they cost now
Have you tried Costco, Berkeley Bowl, etc!.!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Fertilizers are made with petroleum products
Farm vehicles run on petroleum
Avocados are out of season in the U!.S!., so they're imported and transportation uses petroleum
And it depends on the size and where you buy them
I got 5 large Hass avos for $6 at Costco a month ago!.!.!.dunno what they cost now
Have you tried Costco, Berkeley Bowl, etc!.!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Dang! What part of the bay area are you in!? I just picked up 2 avocados at $1 each at the Super Wal-Mart in American Canyon!. (Trust me, I do know that's a good price!) What gets me are the price of lemons!. $1!.50 for ONE lemon!? Now that's insane!. I've been working on growing a lemon tree, 2 avocado trees, and a mango tree now for a couple years!. It's so hard to eat fresh with these prices!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Avocados have always been expensive, organic are usually more expensive, but it's okay to buy non organic with avocados because the skin is so thick, and the price for those are around $1!.50 or so!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Fuel prices are driving the cost of everything up!.
also, certain areas that grow avocados may have been affected by either drought or too much rain!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
also, certain areas that grow avocados may have been affected by either drought or too much rain!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
same this as gas prices and orange juice!. They have gone up! For instance: orange juice is 10 dollars right now!. Avocados have to grow on some farm, so!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
They are out of season!.!.!.!.!.things are more expensive because they are brought in from other places when out of season!.
Have a great day!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Have a great day!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
well i wouldnt no wat ur talkin about becuz where i like avocados grow on trees in abundance an no 1 eats them!. they just fall off of the tree an rot!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
all food is going up
we are producing less and gas is going upWww@FoodAQ@Com
we are producing less and gas is going upWww@FoodAQ@Com