date:Dec 04, 2013
Both prices and volumes of most avocados shipping in the U.S. are up over last season.
Through Nov. 30, about 455 million pounds of avocados had shipped in the U.S. season-to-date, up from 449 million pounds last season at the same time, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Mexico was leading the way with 306 million pounds shipped, though that was down from 331 million pounds last season at the same time.
Chiles season-to-date shipments rose from 16.2 million pounds last season t