The National Consumer Price Index stood at 4.59% in March, still outside the target range of the Bank of Mexico. Which products are more expensive?
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The little sauces make you ‘cry’ because they are quite spicy and also because of the price of the products you need to make them: The surge in inflation in Mexico over the last year has caused a 200 percent increase in the cost of tomatoes and chilies. A wholesale price comparison in the Central de Abastos de la Ciudad de México, between the first week of April 2025 and the same period this year, showed that the price of saladet tomato increased by up to 190 percent. In Sinaloa, the price per kilogram went from 10.32 to 30 pesos, while in Puebla it rose from 21.33 to 37.50 pesos, an increase close to 76 percent. In parallel, the cost of ball tomato also increased, with an annual increase of 22.5 percent, reaching 50 pesos per kilo. How much is the increase in the price of chilies? The price of the basic food basket in our country is rising: The cost of poblano chili increased by 183 percent in one year, going from 21.2 to 60 pesos per kilogram. The jalapeño chili doubled its ...