June 25, 2009 - Fallbrook Bonsall Village News
Problems gripping the avocado industry haven’t eased even though a scathing state audit has faded from the headlines, workshop participants agreed last week in Fallbrook. Water shortages followed by sharp price increases, rising grove management and picking costs, declining production and a plummeting budget for marketing and research have pushed many growers to the brink of extinction, said grove owners and local leaders of the California Avocado Commission. “My investment is almost two times my return,” grumbled ... read more...
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