date:May 27, 2016
Avocados have jumped in price this month as Mexican imports have dropped off. It's likely prices will remain high until imports increase once again.
We were expecting more fruit from Mexico, said Gary Clevenger with Freska Produce International. Maybe there was some bad communication with how much fruit growers had down there or they just didn't realize how much was left, but there was a big drop-off in imports from Mexico this month.
Clevenger estimates that, due to the drop-off, pric