Mexico: The onions in Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara is sold for up to 56 pesos

Published 2022년 9월 23일

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The article reports a significant increase in the price of onions in the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara, Mexico, with prices reaching up to 56 pesos per kilo in self-service stores and 29 pesos in city markets. The price variation is noted across different retailers. The surge in onion prices is attributed to a drop in production, damage to crops due to lack of rainfall during the spring-summer 2022 cycle, and an overall inflation rate of 87.26% for the product during the first half of September. Onion is a key crop in Mexico, with production primarily concentrated in states like Chihuahua, Zacatecas, Guanajuato, Tamaulipas, Michoacán, Puebla, and San Luis Potosí.

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The price of onions in the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara is "to cry." This Friday it was listed for up to 56 pesos in some self-service stores, although in city markets it can also be bought for 29 pesos. For example, in Walmart stores, white onions are sold for 56 pesos, purple onions for 54 pesos, and organic onions for 54 pesos. In other places such as Aurrerá stores it is also sold for 56 pesos, while in Chedrahui stores it is sold for 52 pesos per kilo. ALSO READ: Inflation reaches 8.76% in the first half of September According to the National System of Information and Integration of Markets of the Ministry of Economy, (SNIIM) in the Mercado de Abastos, white onions are sold for 1,140 pesos for a 30-kilogram sack, while in the Felipe Ángeles Market they are listed up to 1,155 pesos arpilla. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi), the onion was among the products that became more expensive during the first half of September with 87.26%. ...

Source: Informador