Huge surplus of avocados has farmers begging people to eat more smashed avo on toast

A huge oversupply of avocados in Australia in has farmers begging people to eat more smashed avocado on toast.

The bumper crop has been dubbed an "avo-lanche" of avocados as the country will produce 26% more avocados than last year. This works out at 22 avocados per Australian, a new report by agribusiness bank Rabobank showed.

Australians are being encouraged to eat avocados in salads, smoothies, guacamole, and even as a creamy mousse as the much-loved brunch food risks being dumped by the tonne.

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Prices of avocados have also plummeted to record lows due to the surplus, meaning they are being sold at €0.69 ($1 AUS) each in the supermarket.

Report author Pia Piggott said the country was on target to produce 124,000 tonnes of avocados this year, an increase of 30,000 tonnes from the precious year.

The overproduction is largely due to the huge boom in popularity of avocados between 2017 and 2019 which saw thousands of new avocado trees being planted.

The price of avocados has also dropped to a new low in Australian supermarkets (M&S)

"Each year, during that period, over 1,000 hectares of avocado trees were planted, and trees are still to mature and still to produce avocados," the report said.

"This year, we've seen a large increase, particularly in [Western Australia], with acreage maturing there. And for the next few years, we're going to see that increase all across Australia."

Australia will need to consume and export more avocados than ever before as the avocado boom is here to stay.

The report said that the increased supply was likely to continue for the next five years as more of these newly planted trees come to maturity.

By 2026, the report has forecast a a 40% increase in avocado production with Australia producing 173,000 tonnes a year.

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