Chaos in the shipping industry has contributed to avocado exports dropping off in the past year, which is a problem for growers, but is not so bad for local avocado lovers. According to the latest data from the Ministry for Primary Industries, export revenue for the avocado industry was down 61% year-on-year. Besides what New Zealand Avocado chief executive Jen Scoular described as chaotic delays in shipping, a glut of the fruit in Australia also contributed. Normally our biggest avocado market, exports across the Tasman fell 76% year on year. One consequence of that problem was that the usual practice of staggering deliveries so avocados arrived at different times were up-ended.

Source: Stuff June 15, 2022 12:35 UTC