Avocado Prices Skyrocketing Due To Strike In Mexico
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - We all know adding guacamole costs extra but now it could cost you a small, delicious fortune.
Due an avocado growers' strike in Mexico, prices for the popular superfood are spiking.
Across the country, supplies are low. What was once a $40 case of avocados is now costing businesses up to $90.
California's avocado season already peaked in July.
Agriculture officials say usually 40 million pounds of avocados are imported from Mexico a week. But that number has recently plummeted to just 13 million pounds.
Stores and restaurants are now using the smaller avocados while they last.
