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Avos have bankrupted millennials, destroyed a generation’s chance of buying a house, outraged boomers, and provided endless jokes and article fodder for journos who literally woke up like 40 minutes ago. But this golden age of head shaking could be coming to an end because the unthinkable is happening — avocados are going to see a price drop this summer.The beguiling fruit/spread/smoothie ingredient/emergency facemask is set to return to primary school prices of around $2. The price change is a response to the fact growers have apparently also been reading the paper. Noticing the insane swell of avo demand in recent years — also known as the eternal brunch debate of the 2010s — they have been planting more trees. Their organisation is now set to pay off in a big way, with an expected crop of 75,000 tonnes of avocados this summer.
Speaking to News Corp, Antony Allen, CEO of avocado marketing firm Avolution (eternal lol), said the fruit is currently sitting at around $3.50 to $3.90 each. But with 9000 tonnes literally on their way to us now, he anticipates the return of the two-for-$4 glory days.This isn’t a one-off, singularly delicious summer, either. Avocados Australia are predicting we could see growers churning out 100,000 tonnes annually by 2025. The only downside is that your parents will need something new to wail at you about. But surely your Arts degree majoring in philosophy will be the gift that keeps on giving.Follow Wendy on Twitter.Avos are still kind of pricey, so placate yourself with these treats for now.It’s Official: We All Think Scanning Avocados as Onions Isn’t Actually StealingWe Promise This Series of People Eating Fruit Is Better Than This HeadlineI Was a Teenage Fruit Fucker
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