DALLAS — Avocado, known in some Mexican regions as “oro verde,” or green gold, may soon become a fruit so scarce in the United States that it could be worth its weight in gold, if you can find it at all.
After the U.S. recently put a halt on the import of Mexican avocados because a U.S. official was threatened by organized crime in Michoacán — the biggest avocado-producing state in Mexico — thousands of tons of the fruit have stopped entering the country.
Merchants are already preparing for this shortage and for a price increase, which will directly impact consumers and restaurants, some of which are already thinking about removing guacamole from their menus.
