date:Jan 08, 2014
A poor season in Western Australia - the predominant supplier of summer Hass avocados - has been the main cause, with retail prices averaging about $3.48 across the country for the past two months.
In Melbourne, prices peaked at the wholesale fruit and vegetable market at $65 per tray (5.5 kilograms) just before Christmas, and are now fetching $45 to $55 per tray, which translates to about $2 per fruit wholesale.
Shoppers at Harris Farm Markets in New South Wales were paying as much as $4.99 f