primitives discuss what happened to avocados

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Oh my.

no_hypocrisy  (1000+ posts)      Wed Aug-24-11 10:15 PM
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OK, what happened to the price of Haas avocados?

They were only 99 cents a few months ago and now they're $1.79, $1.89, $1.99 . . .

By contrast, Florida avocados, which are three times the size of Haas, are 99 cents.

Was there a bad crop? Speculators?

No way.

Nobody, but nobody, would bother to speculate in avocados.

Retrograde  (1000+ posts)      Thu Aug-25-11 12:47 AM
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1. Catching up with the prices in California?

From reasons I can't fathom, a lot of produce grown in California is cheaper on the other side of the country than it is here. The best prices I can get for Haas is $1.50 each - and that's at the farmers' market.

beac  (1000+ posts)      Thu Aug-25-11 01:13 PM
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2. Pricey here, too. Paid $1.49 at the store yesterday.

I've been slicing them for salads, so that stretches one pretty well, but guacamole is an EXPENSIVE dish these days.

no_hypocrisy  (1000+ posts)      Thu Aug-25-11 01:26 PM
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3. Use the larger 99-cent Florida avocado for guacamole.

beac  (1000+ posts)      Thu Aug-25-11 01:35 PM
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4. They never seem to show up in the grocery stores here.

No idea why.

I try to catch the Haas when they go on sale, but I splurged yesterday b/c I really wanted it in last night's salad. (We eat a lot on entree salads for dinner and my garden provides many of the ingredients, so an occasional cameo appearance by an exotic veggie or fruit is much-appreciated by mr beac.)

pinto   (1000+ posts)      Tue Aug-30-11 02:53 AM
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5. iirc, Haas has on year / off year yields.I live at the northern edge of Haas crops and we see price / supply fluctuations here, too.

livetohike  (1000+ posts)      Tue Aug-30-11 09:02 AM
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6. I'm so old, I remember buying them 7 for $1.00

If I could grow avocados in Pennsylvania, I would have an orchard full!

surrealAmerican  (1000+ posts)      Wed Aug-31-11 07:13 PM
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7. I've noticed this too, but ...

... even at half the price, those big "Florida" avocados still aren't worth it. There isn't that much more to eat on them (the seed is bigger too), and they are almost flavorless.

Hmmmm.

I suppose it's that George Bush inflation that's driven up the price.

[JohnnyReb]

Avocadoes are loaded with harmful fat ...Mooch-Shall will tell the DUmmies they can't eat them soon.

[GOBUCKS]

Retrograde  (1000+ posts)      Thu Aug-25-11 12:47 AM
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1. Catching up with the prices in California?

From reasons I can't fathom, a lot of produce grown in California is cheaper on the other side of the country than it is here.

Wonder if that has anything to do with the licensing, inspections, certifications, labelling, recycling, taxing, health regulations, union requirements, building codes, signage regulations, pollution controls, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and other helpful support from the People's Republic of California? 

Probably not, since factoring those costs into the retail price would be an act of greed not permitted in the PRC.

[JohnnyReb]

Wonder if that has anything to do with the licensing, inspections, certifications, labelling, recycling, taxing, health regulations, union requirements, building codes, signage regulations, pollution controls, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and other helpful support from the People's Republic of California? 

Probably not, since factoring those costs into the retail price would be an act of greed not permitted in the PRC.

You left out the cost of unionized illegal aliens ...uh...undocumented farm workers.