accommodate on to your $ 10 toast , avocado fans . The farms behind of one of America ’s most in - demand food have been hit hard by a one - two poke of by chance terrible conditions and shipment - halting labor issues . California ’s epic earth - scorch drought has use up a poisonous toll on farms from Baja to Mendocino , and most recently , Mexican farm workers go on smash , affecting both the harvest and exportation of the savoury fruit .
As a result , avocado terms have skyrocketed , alternate from close to $ 30 dollars per case to $ 80 . harmonize to theHass Avocado Board , that mean outside of avo - rich California or the avo - adjacent Deep South , you ’re look at $ 1.10-$1.50 for a single ceremonious avocado . And for organic , prepare to ramify over upwards of $ 2 , regardless of where you do your produce shopping .
The national intermediate retail price during the same quarter in 2015 : $ 1 for ceremonious , and $ 1.40 for organic . Yikes .
ANTHONY TAHLIER PHOTOGRAPHY INC/Thrillist
While the jump might not seem astronomic from a consumer standpoint , that ’s only because memory board are doing everything they can to keep their gunstock as cheap as can be – an unsustainable solution to say the least . But ordering that excess scoop of guacamole from your favorite wetback articulation might be a different story . In LA , for model , statewide Mexican restaurant chain like Del Taco and El Torito have been running completely out of the green dip . And that ’s not even counting ma - and - pop joint with much , much tighter budgets .
" We ’ve been out of guacamole for four days now , " Abigail Alfaro , a neighborhood taco store manager in San Diego , toldCNBClate last week . " Hopefully we will get some avocado pear shortly . "
With America ’s growingobsession with all things avocado– including , for some intellect , turning the stuff intoburger buns– we ’ve got a full - blown shortage on our hands , folks . And while the retentive - term effect is tough to anticipate at this point , we ’d suggest you start up chowing down on those valued guac fixins earlier rather than later .
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And , hey , who have intercourse ? Maybe this Super Bowl Sunday , queso dip , that sternly underratedVelveetaand Rotel thawing - baby , will finally make the comeback we ’ve all been waiting for .
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