{"id":63190,"date":"2017-02-14T08:22:55","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T06:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=63190"},"modified":"2017-02-14T13:49:11","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T11:49:11","slug":"avocado-crazy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2017\/02\/14\/avocado-crazy\/","title":{"rendered":"Avocado Crazy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Avocados, an old-school classic and a health freak&#8217;s favourite has gone up in price and many consumers have been wondering why.<\/p>\n<p>This super power of a fruit is high in all the healthy fats and proteins &#8211; making it a perfect dish accompaniment and beauty essential.<\/p>\n<p>No wonder it&#8217;s appeal has grown in recent years. The popularity of avos has skyrocketed and has become something of a trend all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa is home to some of the world&#8217;s best avocados, and is one of the biggest exporters of the fruit according to the website of the South African Avocado Growers&#8217; Association.<\/p>\n<p>The Hass and Pinkerton are the two most popular types of avocados. However, it is currently out of season.<\/p>\n<p>But with Summer nearing it&#8217;s end, avocado season is just about to begin. From mid-March to about September, avocados are grown mostly in Limpopo and Mpumalanga.<\/p>\n<p>This explains the high prices of these delicious fruit. At Woolworths and Spar, avocados will set you back R49.99 for two with Pick &#8216;n Pay charging R1 less at R48.99 for two avocados.<\/p>\n<p>Fruit and Veg City charges R40 for two. Don&#8217;t let the prices put you off though, avocados are still extremely tasty and advantageous &#8211; they are worth every penny.<\/p>\n<p>Read other news here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/63172\/video-tracers-kroeg-vroegoggend-deur-inbrekers-geteiken\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tracers kroeg vroegoggend deur inbrekers geteiken<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/63171\/video-die-voete-dans-platform-reunie\/\" target=\"_blank\">VIDEO: Die voete dans by Platform Re\u00fcnie<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/63189\/stolen-car-chased-highway\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stolen car chased on highway<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a Summertime favourite in many households but it seems to be pinching at pockets and seems to be more a luxury than anything else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2844,"featured_media":63199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines"],"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2844"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}