Avocado spaghetti, avocado parfait and an avocado face mask were among the winners.Īnother competition aimed to find the best avocado toast at the nation’s cafes. An advertising and social-media campaign is trying to persuade residents to eat more of them.Īn industry-sponsored contest invited people to post pictures of avocado creations on Instagram and Facebook for a prize of $1,000. The country’s surplus is by one estimate enough to provide every resident with 22 avocados for the year. Grocery chains recently sold avocados for 1 Australian dollar each, equivalent to about 70 cents. Australia’s avocado deflation encourages more culinary experiments at a time when other groceries are getting more expensive.Īverage single avocado prices at some Australian grocery stores are down about 30% compared with a few years ago. Now she doesn’t hesitate to buy three or four.

“I don’t remember ever seeing them this cheap,” said Ms.

Yet the tough times for avocado farmers have yielded a bounty for avocado lovers. Farmers in past years had planted thousands of avocado trees to keep up with demand, which, turns out, hasn’t grown nearly as fast as supply. She tried the avocado pickle recipe-vinegar, chilli, sugar-but her family didn’t love it.Īustralia, credited with spreading avocado on toast around the world, is creaking under a mountain of the green, pear-shaped fruit. Suzanne James has big dreams for one of her favourite fruits.Īvocado smoothies.

Avocado by Jeff Miller