Avocado farmers in Vietnam's Dak Nong, Dak Lak, and Lam Dong provinces are grappling with crop failures, poor fruit quality, and plummeting prices, which have dropped from 200,000 VND/kg to just over 10,000 VND/kg. This has led to a significant reduction in avocado cultivation areas, from nearly 4,500 hectares in 2020 to about 3,200 hectares in 2023. Farmers are considering switching to more profitable crops like durian and coffee, but the agricultural industry advises caution due to the high costs and time required to establish new crops. The instability in avocado farming is causing many to rethink maintaining their avocado gardens.