Limited consumer spending affects SA avocado market
Across South Africa, avocados registered a price reduction year-on-year. Hester Vermeulen, economist at the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP), explained that when consumer budgets were strained, they tended to limit their spending on high-value items, such as avocados.
Vermeulen noted that cold weather and load-shedding were the main reasons for price increases.
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