‘Crazy Flower’ Saves Avocado Lovers From Record-High Prices
A farmer works at an avocado plantation in El Carmen ranch in the community of Tochimilco, Puebla State, Mexico.
Photographer: Jose Castanares/AFP via Getty Images
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Just as record-high Mexican avocado prices were starting to squeeze American consumers, the prospect of more fruit flowing into the bustling wholesale market of Mexico City is providing some relief.
An index of Hass avocado prices in Mexico had doubled this year after a smaller California crop increased demand at a time of seasonally low Mexican supplies. On Wednesday, it slumped 13%.