Mexico: How will the lemon growers' strike affect Michoacán?

The extortions that led producers in Michoacán to stop cutting lemons have resulted in an increase in prices and a decrease in the supply of this fruit, according to specialists. In supermarkets in Mexico City and the Metropolitan Area, a kilo of lemon with seeds reached 59.90 pesos, while a seedless or Persian lemon reached a price of 49 pesos on August 13, according to "Who is who in prices?", from the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco). However, in some self-service stores in the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City, lemons can still be found between 26 and 27 pesos per kilo, while in Guadalajara and Monterrey, prices for lemons with or without seeds are also recorded at almost 50 pesos per kilo. In various supply centers of the country, a price increase was registered from August 12 to 15, which coincides with the days of the work stoppage of the producers of Apatzingán and Buenavista, as observed in the prices announced by the National System of Information and Market ...