Equal Exchange Blog ... "Building a Movement of Small Farmers in Peruvian Avocados"

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Building a Movement of Small Farmers in Peruvian Avocados

Over the last decade, avocados have transitioned from an exotic fruit to a grocery staple, finding a place in U.S. kitchens on a weekly basis. Last year, avocados surpassed bananas as the most valuable fruit import in the U.S. This statistic alone speaks to the immense boom that avocados have seen in the U.S. market ...

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