CAPITALI$M IS CRISIS OF OVERPRODUCTION
AUSTRALIAThousands of avocados dumped in South West due to massive oversupply
Monday, November 8th, 2021
By Monique Welhan
Thousands of avocados have been dumped at the Manjimup tip.
PIC: Save our Donnelly River/Facebook
Avocado growers in the South West have been forced to dump their fruit due to a huge oversupply and a lack of workers.
A photo posted to Facebook by Save our Donnelly River shows thousands of avocados rotting at the Manjimup tip.
The bumper crop season paired with labour shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic means avocados with minor blemishes that would make it onto supermarket shelves in previous years are now being dumped.
The oversupply is bringing down the prices of avocados with a 5.5kg tray now selling for just $18 compared to $50 last year.
According to ABC News, 8.2 million trays of avocados are expected to be picked in WA this season — a 233 per cent increase on last year's crop.
Avocado growers in the South West have been forced to dump their fruit due to a huge oversupply and a lack of workers.
A photo posted to Facebook by Save our Donnelly River shows thousands of avocados rotting at the Manjimup tip.
The bumper crop season paired with labour shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic means avocados with minor blemishes that would make it onto supermarket shelves in previous years are now being dumped.
The oversupply is bringing down the prices of avocados with a 5.5kg tray now selling for just $18 compared to $50 last year.
According to ABC News, 8.2 million trays of avocados are expected to be picked in WA this season — a 233 per cent increase on last year's crop.
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