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2 days agoWhy an avocado can cost 25 cents or $3 - and what it says about grocery shopping in NYC
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."
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