Chilean avocado orchards steal water, Danish supermarkets change suppliers

[Second Summer]

Two of Denmark's largest grocery chains have made changes to their supply of avocados from Chile.

The green fruit is so popular with consumers in Western countries that it has indirectly led to water shortages and deforestation in the Chilean province of Petorca, according to a study from the media and research centre DanWatch.

More: Danish supermarkets change avocado supply policies (20. March 2017)

I'd be surprised if these were the only avocado orchards in the world with these sort of issues

 

[Second Summer]

I just read that a Chilean activist who was cited in DanWatch's report has received a death threat.

 

[Tom L.]

This is the second time I've read a news item about problems caused by avocado plantations. Within the past year, someplace on this board, someone posted about avocado plantations in Mexico encroaching on one of the few areas where Monarch butterflies congregate during the winter.