Are we headed for the 500 baht avocado? Adios to green bliss ...

[CLW]

Today at the Royal Project Store.

They got plenty.

I will try tomorrow.

[Jingthing]

Today at the Royal Project Store.

They got plenty.

I will try tomorrow.

What city?

[NickJ]

I bought four real nice ones in Rayong Makro a few days ago for 86b .....They were perfect......wrapped two in newspaper and they were ripened after two days.

[canathai8]

Avocados are huge in Mai Sot, and blissfully cheap - but it's quite a hike from Pattaya, thus making them well over 500 baht a piece.

Signed,

self-fulfilled prophesy

[CLW]

Today at the Royal Project Store.

They got plenty.

I will try tomorrow.

What city?

Bangkok, Kasetsart University, Bangkhen

[CLW]

Today at the Royal Project Store.

They got plenty.

I will try tomorrow.

Taste and ripening good.

Unfortunately some bruises from improper handling/storage.

Btw, in Germany they always come like this to the supermarket, in cardboard box never bag.

[Sandy Freckle]

In Western Australia(home) they grow extremely well..., so of course they're planting larger acrerages every year. When I left a month ago they were north of $4.00 each !!....., allegedly price was driven up by cafe society discovering the breakfast of 'smashed avo's with tomato, feta, red onion and herbs on wholegrain or gluten free(of course what else ?) toast...., plus variations on that theme. Hipsters eating loads of this at cafe's were blamed(load of cobblers I say).
Has anyone spotted 'Smashed Avo's' appearing on breakfast menus here?

[grin]

I like smashed avos on my BLTs in the arvo. Sorry, couldn't resist.

[OMGImInPattaya]

I like smashed avos on my BLTs in the arvo. Sorry, couldn't resist.

Au Bon Pain, Thailand, has been incorporating avocados into some of their sandwich recipes over the past year.

[Jingthing]

Bags of Thai Florida style mostly large cados for sale at Central about 110. These are not delicious like Haas types but better than nothing.

[ExpatOilWorker]

5 avocados for 119 baht at Central Chitlom today.

[oxo1947]

The Hass avocados (n.Zealand) are 120 baht a kilo free delivery.......... anywhere or you can have the Thai ones

https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=avocado%20friends%20udon%20thani

The Guy is in BKK

[Jingthing]

5 avocados for 119 baht at Central Chitlom today.

Yeah that's right, 119 was also the price in Pattaya Central but those are not HAAS type. They're the WATERY, low fat/low taste, Thai "Florida" type cados.

[OMGImInPattaya]

Down to 79 baht a cado at Villa today...a few weeks ago they were 109

[Jingthing]

5 avocados for 119 baht at Central Chitlom today.

Yeah that's right, 119 was also the price in Pattaya Central but those are not HAAS type. They're the WATERY, low fat/low taste, Thai "Florida" type cados.

Out of stock today. Oh well!

[cloghead]

Haas 'cados--38 baht each today only. Tomorrow onwards--68 baht

Sent by post from Lopburi. Seller pays shipping

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[Ireland32]

I wish they would start growing more Pomegranates, too, 160b for two, cmon that was Macro, sorry for a lil off topic

[OMGImInPattaya]

I wish they would start growing more Pomegranates, too, 160b for two, cmon that was Macro, sorry for a lil off topic

A little? ?

[CLW]

Royal Project Store has Hass Avocado available again.
Grade 1, 6 small fruits, 100 Baht.
Perfectly ripe after two days storage

[Jingthing]

1 hour ago, CLW said:

Royal Project Store has Hass Avocado available again.
Grade 1, 6 small fruits, 100 Baht.
Perfectly ripe after two days storage

Yep, they're back. Also for sale at Central food hall.

Thank the Aztec Gods!

[malibukid]

they will let them rot before lowering the price at Rimping. go figure

[Jingthing]

12 minutes ago, malibukid said:

they will let them rot before lowering the price at Rimping. go figure

Yes. Most everywhere. I've seen entire trays of cados that rotted days ago as if anyone will still buy them, even for a discount price, which they don't offer. Craziness.

 

There is a Pattaya market that sometimes gets it's act together to put RIPE cados grouped in a bag for a volume price. They would be rotten the next day but you can refrigerate ripe cados and keep them a bit longer. 

 

Well, we're into high priced cado season again at least in Pattaya. Thai cados are gone and the imports have spiked. But nowhere near 500. 

 

My price resistance point is 75 for a medium sized import. At 95 I stop buying. 

[malibukid]

i am a California boy and the Thai avocados are getting better with each season.  not as watery as years gone by and healthy fat content has gone up.  sadly the season is over, narry a Avo in sight with the exception of imports at Rimping and Tops.  the Thai avocados where selling for 60 baht a Kg.  no they are 100 baht ea. at Tops today. whatever  got to have my fix.

[Jingthing]

Just now, malibukid said:

i am a California boy and the Thai avocados are getting better with each season.  not as watery as years gone by and healthy fat content has gone up.  sadly the season is over, narry a Avo in sight with the exception of imports at Rimping and Tops.  the Thai avocados where selling for 60 baht a Kg.  no they are 100 baht ea. at Tops.  but got to have my fix.

Yes there are very good Thai cados. Of course as in the Americas they grow the Haas (or Haas similar) styles and also the Florida (or Florida similar) styles. They're radically different and of course Haas is better. The imports are all Haas or Haas similar.