It’s not a secret that inflation is getting worsebecause although there is a regular increase each year, for this 2022 it has accelerated due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, according to federal authorities. In this scenario, the Mexican government implemented a Package against Inflation in which various actions will be carried out to stabilize the prices of the basic basket in the next six months.
These actions include aid to the food industry and focus mainly on grains such as corn, rice and beans, but the mexican pantry it stocks up with many more products and every time we go to the market we notice how a few 100-peso bills don’t go far. So much so, that we constantly see how they go to the raise food prices such as avocado, lemon or tortillas, to name a few products.
Below we tell you which are the foods that have increased their price the most in the last year according to the National System of Information and Integration of Markets (SIIM), Dependent of the Ministry of Economy (I KNOW). Is about 19 foods reported by government authorities, which have gone from costing almost nine pesos, to almost 24 pesos, which implies nearly three times its cost in just 12 months.
These are the foods that increased their price the most in the last year
According to what was reported by the SNIIM, these are ten of the 19 foods that have increased their price the most in the last yearordered from the one that has experienced the greatest increase, to the smallest percentage variation per year:
1. Onion ball
Its price rose 123.64% compared to the previous year, going from 8.61 pesos (April 2021) to 23.96 pesos (March 2022).
2. Hass Avocado
Its price rose 69.30% compared to the previous year, going from 43.50 pesos (April 2021) to 65.53 pesos (March 2022).
3. Lemon with seed #5
Its price rose 56.17% compared to the previous year, going from 22.43 pesos (April 2021) to 47.23 pesos (March 2022).
4. Serrano chili
Its price rose 34.54% compared to the previous year, going from 26.26 pesos (April 2021) to 29.15 pesos (March 2022).
5. Tomato ball
Its price rose 25.58% compared to the previous year, going from 12.35 pesos (April 2021) to 13.48 pesos (March 2022).
6. Tomato Saladette
Its price rose 22.88% compared to the previous year, going from 13.29 pesos (April 2021) to 14.19 pesos (March 2022).
7. Medium Valencian Orange
Its price rose 18.95% compared to the previous year, going from 8.53 pesos (April 2021) to 9.83 pesos (March 2022).
8. Fresh Chile de Arbol
Its price rose 17.21% compared to the previous year, going from 72.07 pesos (April 2021) to 84.15 pesos (March 2022).
9. Golden Delicious Apple
Its price rose 16.95% compared to the previous year, going from 38.45 pesos (April 2021) to 45.27 pesos (March 2022).
10. Black Bean
Its price rose 13.80% compared to the previous year, going from 28.05 pesos (April 2021) to 31.47 pesos (March 2022).
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