Overview
- Recent reports cite jumps of up to 250% versus prior weeks, with ANAPAC noting current tags around 50 pesos per kilo and as high as 66 in Puebla.
- Bistronomie’s March 10 survey shows saladette averaging 52 pesos per kilo at Central de Abasto, 55 in supermarkets and 65 in price clubs, while bola reaches 70, 76 and 80 respectively.
- Households are adapting by buying by the piece or in small amounts, and supermarket pricing has moved quickly, as seen at Chedraui rising from 24 to 44 pesos per kilo in one week.
- Industrial tomato puree is winning share because it costs roughly 27–39 pesos per liter, compared with 73–112 to make at home at current tomato prices.
- Drivers cited for the surge include higher U.S. tariffs, weather and transport pressures, and security disruptions reported after a Feb. 22 Jalisco operation in which cargo trucks were burned, with regional prices varying from 20–45 pesos in Morelia markets to about 46–69.90 in major chains.