Chef Andrew Gruel, Show Co-host, with “Ask the Chef” – California Avocados Deserve our Support

From SoCal Restaurant Show by Andrew Harris and Andrew Gruel

July 20, 2026 · 13 min · Season 14 · Episode 688

About this episode

Chef Andrew Gruel discusses the challenges faced by California avocado farmers due to competition from Mexican avocados.

California avocado growers (typically small family farmers growing premium fruit) are being squeezed by sometimes inferior Mexican avocados flooding the US market during California’s peak harvest season of June and July. Chef Andrew explains why California Haas Avocado farmers merit our support8

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