date:Oct 14, 2013
The first New Zealand avocados hit supermarket shelves in Japan this week, signalling a buoyant start to export sales. Opening prices in Australia are also at their best, according to Avoco - the grower group formed this year to present a unified face in export markets.
Avoco, which represents about 75 per cent of New Zealand growers, predicts export sales will top $50million in all markets this season, through to August 2014.
The supply of rival Mexican avocados is lower, allowing Avanza, Av