date:Oct 12, 2016
k, we received less than one-third of the volume we need to supply demand, and this week is not starting any better, he said Monday in an email. In addition, we are paying significantly more for whatever shipments we do receive.
Ingardia sold cases about 40 to 48 avocados for $50 to $60 throughout the summer. As supplies shifted to Mexico last week, prices jumped to $65 a case, up $25 to $35 from a year ago. Over the weekend, Ingardia ordered its usual shipment of 240 cases. On Monday, the wa