Avocado lovers have good reason to celebrate as not only are avocado prices low, but growers have also planted more trees, estimated to almost double production by 2025.

Growers in Queensland are seeing one of their biggest crops this season and the high supply has dropped prices to as low as $0.99 per avocado at some local markets across the country.

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It is a relief for consumers after the on-trend fruit hit record prices in January with some sold at $9 apiece in supermarkets due to a gap in harvest seasons.

The average supermarket retail price of an avocado at the moment is $1.80.

Managing director of Brisbane-based fruit and vegetable wholesaler Alfred E Chave, Paul Joseph, said they had not seen prices like that in a long time.

"For the consumer it means there will be a lot of multi-buys, at the moment it's four avocados for $3 dollars at some retailers," Mr Joseph said.

He said this year's Hass avocado fruit size was bigger and of high quality due to good growing conditions.

Chief executive officer of Avocados Australia, John Tyas said the season in Queensland hadn't finished yet, but it was forecasted that the state's crop for this year was 30 per cent bigger than last year.

The planting of new avocado trees across the country is estimated to increase Australia's production to over 110 000 tonnes by 2025. ( Abc Rural: Jessica Schremmer )

"There are a lot of new plantings all around the country that are starting to come into production," Mr Tyas said.

"There are other regions with higher crops this year as well but we see a particularly bigger crop for Queensland."

Mr Tyas said they were aware that the new tree plantings were going to ramp up production and supply in the next few years.

"We expect production to be over 110,000 tonnes by 2025," he said.

According to last year's Avocados Australia report, Australian growers produced 66,000 tonnes in 2016–2017.

Export markets to avoid oversupply

Central Queensland grower Tim Keogh planted 250 new trees last year and said that he was excited to see the new trees come on board in the next few years but hoped prices could be kept at a reasonable level for growers.

"The huge amount of trees going into the ground will bring a high supply into the market," Mr Keogh said.

"So hopefully we can export more and more to stand that supply."

Avocado grower Tim Keogh hopes for new export markets to create stable prices for growers. ( Abc Rural :Jessica Schremmer )

Mr Joseph said the world avocado market was relatively untapped by Australia but demand for avocados worldwide was increasing and the world market had massive potential to grow in the next few years.

"At the moment Australian avocados go into Australian mouths, it's a hot product, everybody wants to have smashed avocado on toast," he said.

"For that volume and expected growth we really need to harness export markets better."

Mr Tyas said the peak industry body was aware of the expected growth rate exceeding Australia's consumption growth and was working on opening new export markets.

New plantings cause challenges, opportunities

North Queensland director and Avocados Australia chairman Jim Kochi said that a reliable water supply for irrigation was going to be a challenge with more trees coming on board.

"I think it really will become an issue," Mr Kochi said.

Tim Keogh planted 250 new trees at his orchard in Kabra last year but says rising electricity prices are becoming a problem. ( Abc Rural: Jessica Schremmer )

Mr Keogh said that increasing power prices would become a challenge.

"The price of power is getting through the roof and avocados are taking a lot of water — all our pumps are electrical, so the price of power is more and more becoming a problem for us," he said.

Apart from several challenges Mr Joseph is confident that food waste wouldn't become a major issue for Australian growers.

"When you look at all the health benefits of avocados, I think we will see some serious uplift in sales worldwide," he said.

"I think you will also see the season expand out because avocado is the only fruit that will stay on the tree and won't ripen until it is picked.

"So instead of lumping a whole heap of fruit onto the market they probably stretch their harvest season out a bit and we will see some good prices and good quality fruit for consumers."

