--- title: Mexico Avocado Prices Surge Most in 10 Years Amid Trump Border Threat description: One gauge of avocado prices is having its biggest gain in almost a decade amid Trump's threat to close the U.S. border with Mexico canonical: https://time.com/5563175/mexico-avocado-price-trump-border-threat/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-04-02T22:05:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T23:12:24.404Z og:title: Mexico Avocados Have Biggest Price Surge in 10 Years Amid Trump's Threat to Close the U.S.-Mexico Border og:description: There are a couple of possible drivers for the spike og:url: https://time.com/5563175/mexico-avocado-price-trump-border-threat/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6600aeffd314567/698947aeb21a9c32875005f5/mexico-avocado-prices.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: US-LIFESTYLE-FOOD-AVOCADO og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mexico Avocados Have Biggest Price Surge in 10 Years Amid Trump's Threat to Close the U.S.-Mexico Border twitter:description: There are a couple of possible drivers for the spike twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6600aeffd314567/698947aeb21a9c32875005f5/mexico-avocado-prices.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Mexico Avocados Have Biggest Price Surge in 10 Years Amid Trump's Threat to Close the U.S.-Mexico Border by [James Attwood / Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## James Attwood / Bloomberg Contributor Apr 2, 2019 10:05 PM UTC  Hass avocados in Los Angeles, California on January 22, 2015\. The avocado has become the United States new favorite fruit with more than 4.25 billion sold last year. The Hass variety make up 95% of all avocados eaten in the United States and 85% of avocados are imported, mainly from Mexico. Hass avocados in Los Angeles, California on January 22, 2015\. The avocado has become the United States new favorite fruit with more than 4.25 billion sold last year. The Hass variety make up 95% of all avocados eaten in the United States and 85% of avocados are imported, mainly from Mexico.MARK RALSTON—AFP/Getty Images by [James Attwood / Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## James Attwood / Bloomberg Contributor Apr 2, 2019 10:05 PM UTC One gauge of avocado prices is having its biggest gain in almost a decade as consumers weigh the latest rhetoric from Donald Trump on his threat to close the U.S. border with Mexico, a major supplier of the fruit. The Mexico City Hass price from Michoacan, the heartland of Mexican avocado production, jumped 34 percent on Tuesday. That would be the biggest one-day gain since April 13, 2009. There are a couple of possible drivers for the spike. It may be due to increased demand in anticipation of a border shutdown, or it follows Trump’s toned down rhetoric on a possible closing. For Rabobank analyst Roland Fumasi, it’s probably more about the former — a demand shift to get product into the U.S. quickly, in case the border is closed. Mexican avocados account for 75 percent to 80 percent of U.S. consumption, and California for about 16 percent, according to data from the Haas Avocado Board. Chile and Peru supply most of the rest. Avocado, once mainly confined to dips and salads, is now seen as a super-food thanks to its nutritional characteristics and smooth texture. 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