How Meghan's favourite avocado snack - beloved of all millennials - is fuelling human rights abuses,

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

I wonder what percentage come from Calif. (and Mexico, maybe) vs. how many come from all other countries.

20% of US consumption is domestic.
Almost all of the rest comes from Mexico (the largest producer, US is #2).
90% of US production is in CA.

http://fsi.colostate.edu/avocados/
https://www.newhope.com/food-and-beverage/just-americans-are-eating-lot-avocados

[Frank Cannon]

20% of US consumption is domestic.
Almost all of the rest comes from Mexico (the largest producer, US is #2).
90% of US production is in CA.

http://fsi.colostate.edu/avocados/
https://www.newhope.com/food-and-beverage/just-americans-are-eating-lot-avocados

So Cali gives us 90% of the 20% we eat? Isn't that like 400% of total production?

[mountaineer]

The Biggest Avocado Producing Countries In The World

Rank   Country   Production (millions of tonnes, 2014)
1   Mexico   1.52
2   Dominican Republic   0.42
3   Peru   0.35
4   Indonesia   0.31
5   Colombia   0.28

World Atlas

[andy58-in-nh]

So Cali gives us 90% of the 20% we eat? Isn't that like 400% of total production?

See Frank, that's just Common Core math:

Pablo has three avocados and Juan has four. Juan gives one of his avocados to Pablo in exchange for a phony green card and three social security numbers. Pablo takes his avocados, slices them in half, and gives a third of the pieces to Juan's wife Consuela, who makes guacamole for their twelve kids, who eat half the guacamole in two hours. How long will it be before they reach the border?   

[Frank Cannon]

World Atlas

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of avocados during 2017.

    Mexico: US$2.9 billion (48.5% of total exported avocados)
    Netherlands: $803.6 million (13.4%)
    Peru: $580.4 million (9.7%)
    Chile: $457.5 million (7.6%)
    Spain: $343 million (5.7%)
    United States: $152.2 million (2.5%)
    New Zealand: $86.5 million (1.4%)
    Kenya: $78 million (1.3%)
    France: $70.4 million (1.2%)
    Israel: $64.6 million (1.1%)
    South Africa: $64.1 million (1.1%)
    Dominican Republic: $57.6 million (1%)
    Colombia: $52.9 million (0.9%)
    Morocco: $45.9 million (0.8%)
    Belgium: $44.8 million (0.7%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 97% of all avocados exports in 2017.

Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing avocados exporters since 2013 were: Colombia (up 4,391%), Morocco (up 1,643%), Peru (up 215.4%) and Chile (up 176.9%).

Two countries posted declines in their international sales of avocados namely Israel (down -47.1%) and South Africa (down -17%).

http://www.worldstopexports.com/avocados-exports-by-country/

[Wingnut]

The Haas Avacodo is all I buy.

[RoosGirl]

The Haas Avacodo is all I buy.

You see them spelling is Hass in the stores now?

[mystery-ak]

I hate avocados and to put them on toast...barf 

That's the best Meghan can come up to serve for tea....lmao

[mountaineer]

When I saw the headline of this thread, I thought it was about Meghan McCain, and wondered why anyone cared that she ate avocados. Speaking of famous people who eat avocados, Li'l Tom Brady is an avocado fan and health food nut. He makes avocado "ice cream."

It's in his cookbook. Mmm, so appealing.

[RoosGirl]

Looks about as appealing as this avocado black bean chocolate pudding.

[Frank Cannon]

The Haas Avacodo is all I buy.

The Frigidaire Avocado is all I buy.

[andy58-in-nh]

The Frigidaire Avocado is all I buy.

Ahhh, the '70s. When appliances didn't talk back to you but their horrible colors dominated your home.   

[Wingnut]

You see them spelling is Hass in the stores now?

Don't hate the speeler. Love the Haas

[RoosGirl]

Don't hate the speeler. Love the Haas

They taste like body excretion.

Granddaddy had 3 or 4 huge trees of different Florida varieties.  Those didn't taste good either, even though they were home grown.

[Wingnut]

They taste like body excretion.

 

[Polly Ticks]

Avocados?
Who eats them?
Why?

Me, because they're delicious on a turkey or club sandwich if you can get your hands on one in the approximately 15 minutes between when it is too green and when it is rotten.

Does the general avocado hate here extend to guacamole, too?

[roamer_1]

Looks about as appealing as this avocado black bean chocolate pudding.

That is a  bowl of poo.
Putting chocolate chips on it won't fool anyone.

[RoosGirl]

That is a  bowl of poo.
Putting chocolate chips on it won't fool anyone.

Proof that just because you can do something doesn't mean you should do it.

[roamer_1]

Proof that just because you can do something doesn't mean you should do it.

That's right... Pooping in bowls is considered bad etiquette  no matter where you go.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

So Cali gives us 90% of the 20% we eat? Isn't that like 400% of total production?

CA gives us 90% of the 20% we produce domestically, or 18% of what we consume.

[Frank Cannon]

Me, because they're delicious on a turkey or club sandwich if you can get your hands on one in the approximately 15 minutes between when it is too green and when it is rotten.

Does the general avocado hate here extend to guacamole, too?

Knew it. You are Hipster Scum.

[Cyber Liberty]

CA gives us 90% of the 20% we produce domestically, or 18% of what we consume.

Addendum:  0% of what Cyber Liberty consumes.

[mountaineer]

Me, because they're delicious on a turkey or club sandwich if you can get your hands on one in the approximately 15 minutes between when it is too green and when it is rotten.

Does the general avocado hate here extend to guacamole, too?

I frequently make guacamole but have to eat it fast, before it starts resembling poo.

[TomSea]

Topic merged, the Royals have their own thread.

@Amb. Frank Cannon

[Sanguine]

I frequently make guacamole but have to eat it fast, before it starts resembling poo.

Even when you put lime juice in it?