Guacamole Prices Soar Before Super Bowl Amid Supply Chain Challenges
Workers sort avocados into boxes at the Grupo Aguacatero Mexicano (Gamex) packing facility in Periban, Michoacan state, Mexico.
Avocados are pricier than ever this Super Bowl season, testing the fruit’s popularity as runaway inflation pinches American wallets.
A 9-kilogram box of Hass avocados from the state of Michoacan, Mexico’s biggest harvester, cost 540 pesos ($26.23) Thursday, according to an index that measures prices from the region. For the time of year, it’s the most expensive in data going back two decades.