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nearly $2.00 a piece wholesale? I'm curious why the market hasn't been flooded by now. *As pointed out below, it takes at least 5 years for an Avocado tree to produce fruit, which explains why there aren't quick adjustments.
I don't understand how high avocado prices could cause Chipotle to loose money. Guacamole is an optional add on why wouldn't they just raise the price of the guacamole to reflect the market price of avocado or use avocado futures to hedge their price risk.
Qdoba, Chipotle's competitor, actually offers guac for free - which is super interesting to me!
https://www.sbs.com.au/comedy/article/2016/10/17/i-stopped-e...
It's a staple of the Australian diet, fairly certain it's one of the 5 fruits a day over there adorned on the walls of schools across the country. Seriously though, I've seen Avocado go for $6 a piece.....those were hard times.
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What's the lead time on making an avocado tree? Not as bad as making more programmers I'm sure, but it's not fast either.
You're not wrong - avocados planted from seed take anywhere from 5 to 13 years+ before they flower and produce fruit. http://ucavo.ucr.edu/general/answers.html
Afraid you have nothing on Australians affair with Avocado. https://www.sbs.com.au/comedy/article/2016/10/17/i-stopped-e... It's a staple of the Australian diet, fairly certain it's one of the 5 fruits a day over there adorned on the walls of schools across the country. Seriously though, I've seen Avocado go for $6 a piece.....those were hard times.
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Qdoba, Chipotle's competitor, actually offers guac for free - which is super interesting to me!
Is there such a thing as imitation guac?
That said, I see guac thinned all the time with salsa (esp. tomatillo-based salsas).
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What's the lead time on making an avocado tree? Not as bad as making more programmers I'm sure, but it's not fast either.
You're not wrong - avocados planted from seed take anywhere from 5 to 13 years+ before they flower and produce fruit. http://ucavo.ucr.edu/general/answers.html
Fingers crossed, they bear fruit eventually. If not, they make a fairly fast growing tree (2m after 3-4 years) - although this week the leaves burn quickly in the summer heat if inadequately watered.
Personally, I hate avocado in all its forms (guacamole, etc.). I don't understand what people see, err, taste in them. My wife, OTOH, loves avocados (I had never tried avocado before she forced me to sample one while we were dating, which I ineptly pretended to sort of not hate), and if I forget to buy several when I do the shopping, I'll find myself trying to make up a story on the spot about how all the avocados at…
I like avocados because they have a creamy and nutty flavor. They taste a little like green walnuts - not the dried ones from the store, but the raw walnuts from walnut trees. They get your fingers all dark brown when you try to peel the skin and they're delicious. Also, I wasn't much of a fan of guac until we learnt how to make it at home 2 years ago. Since then we have guac at least twice a week. I still have some…
Afraid you have nothing on Australians affair with Avocado. https://www.sbs.com.au/comedy/article/2016/10/17/i-stopped-e... It's a staple of the Australian diet, fairly certain it's one of the 5 fruits a day over there adorned on the walls of schools across the country. Seriously though, I've seen Avocado go for $6 a piece.....those were hard times.
Personally, I hate avocado in all its forms (guacamole, etc.). I don't understand what people see, err, taste in them. My wife, OTOH, loves avocados (I had never tried avocado before she forced me to sample one while we were dating, which I ineptly pretended to sort of not hate), and if I forget to buy several when I do the shopping, I'll find myself trying to make up a story on the spot about how all the avocados at…
I like avocados because they have a creamy and nutty flavor. They taste a little like green walnuts - not the dried ones from the store, but the raw walnuts from walnut trees. They get your fingers all dark brown when you try to peel the skin and they're delicious. Also, I wasn't much of a fan of guac until we learnt how to make it at home 2 years ago. Since then we have guac at least twice a week. I still have some…