"where the avocados aren't just creamier, they're also more expensive. But even if prices spike, he knows New Yorkers will pay. "You can't substitute anything for it," said Spoerel, who operates out of the bustling Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx. "If there's no iceberg lettuce, what do you buy? Green leaf, romaine, spring mix. If there's no broccoli, you buy cauliflower. But an avocado is an avocado.""
"Across the country, avocado consumption has tripled in the last two decades according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In the city, it's become a necessary luxury: We can add avocado to practically anything, our salads or burrito bowls - for a fee. While we could live without it, we just don't want to. But the superfood that's packed with more potassium than a banana has a downside: its price across the city is notoriously volatile."
Annual harvesting shifts in the fall move U.S. avocado supply from California to Mexico, producing avocados that are creamier but generally more expensive. Wholesale produce vendors anticipate price increases during that transition, and many consumers continue buying despite higher costs. U.S. avocado consumption has tripled over the past two decades. Avocados are used across many dishes and function as a near-essential luxury for city diets. Retail prices vary sharply by neighborhood, for example $2.69 at Union Market in Park Slope versus four for $1 at Asian Jmart in Flushing. Rising grocery bills have left metropolitan households spending thousands more annually.
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