Lemon is one of the products whose price has plummeted the most in the market in the municipality of Peto, a city in the state of Yucatán, followed by avocado, which has also seen its price drop. Currently, it is one of the citrus fruits with the lowest value; a kilo is between 5 and 7 pesos, and a box of approximately 20 kilos is bought for between 70 and 80 pesos. During the Lenten season, lemon is one of the citrus fruits that reaches the highest price.
Because of the low price per kilo of lemon, the different establishments compete by offering it cheaper to avoid that the citrus remains and has to be reported as a loss, and sales are also low.
Among the producers it is reported that another fruit that is down is the local avocado, since due to the rains and the arrival of the next season it began to be offered cheaper, from 22 to 24 pesos per kilo, when previously it was sold at up to 40 pesos.
Watermelon price drops
The same has happened with watermelon that due to the end of the season and also because of the rainfall, which accelerates production, the price of this local product is between four and five pesos per kilo. Months ago, when the harvest began, the price of the fruit was seven pesos per kilo.
[ 10 pesos = €0.54 ]
Source: theyucatantimes.com