date:May 18, 2016
$1.90.
'While there were reports of some smaller independent outlets selling avocados at around $6 per piece in Victoria, this wasnt the norm,' Mr Tyas said.
'Most of the fruit supplied in the market right now is the Shepard type with the green skin which doesn't turn brown when cut.
'That variety will finish by the end of May but we're seeing the new Hass fruit starting to be harvested now.'
The Hass fruit makes up for about 80 per cent of avocado types in Australia, and is the main one we