Farmers devastated as sudden shift wipes out 80% of avocado harvest — here's what you need to know

Farmers devastated as sudden shift wipes out 80% of avocado harvest — here's what you need to know

Avocado farmers in Taiwan are suffering from production yield losses as high as 80% due to extreme weather, Taiwan News reported.  What's happening? A healthy, mature avocado tree produces 100 to 200 avocados per year, according to Avocado Variety Collection.  Farmers in Pingtung, Taiwan, are looking up at their avocado trees to see only "two to three small fruits on many trees this harvest season," per Taiwan News.  The extreme weather in Taiwa…