據(jù)外媒報(bào)道，近幾周以來(lái)，澳大利亞人喜愛(ài)的牛油果（Avocado）一直缺貨，其價(jià)格不斷走高，目前已達(dá)到7澳元一個(gè)。業(yè)界稱這是因?yàn)橄奶煊晁蜕交鹚?，但根?jù)調(diào)查，目前短缺是由于人為市場(chǎng)操縱造成。

    據(jù)報(bào)道，媒體調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，牛油果供應(yīng)不足是蔬果產(chǎn)業(yè)為在圣誕節(jié)期間促銷，實(shí)行市場(chǎng)操縱造成的。

    澳大利亞鱷梨協(xié)會(huì)前會(huì)長(zhǎng)艾倫（Antony Allen）稱，我認(rèn)為這是一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤。市場(chǎng)銷售人員的意愿是好的，但操作有誤，造成了現(xiàn)在的局面。西澳鱷梨種植園在夏季為澳大利亞供應(yīng)大多數(shù)的鱷梨，當(dāng)?shù)匾恍┓N植者誤以為圣誕節(jié)后消費(fèi)者對(duì)鱷梨的需求會(huì)下降，所以在圣誕節(jié)前提供了大量的鱷梨。

    部分原文報(bào)道如下：

    For weeks the avocado industry has blamed rain and bushfires for Australia's summer shortage, which has seen wholesale prices double, retail prices spike to $7 per fruit, and avocado rationing.

    But Fairfax Media can reveal the supply crisis was the industry's own doing; a result of market manipulation aimed to boost sales in the lead-up to Christmas.

    “I think it was an innocent mistake,” said Antony Allen, former chief executive of Avocados Australia and president of the International Avocado Society. “It was done with the best intentions. It's a misunderstanding of how the markets work, and now we're in uncharted territory.”