Avocado Prices Keep Going Up. Blame Narcoinflation. NYT Par :Ioan Grillo 5 décembre 2025 à 07:00 Cartel extortion is pushing up prices in Mexico — and becoming a political problem President Claudia Sheinbaum can’t ignore. © Ivan Arias/ReutersAn avocado tree in Michoacán, Mexico, June 2024. The state, which supplies most avocados destined for the United States, has been the site of rising cartel violence.