Mexican drug cartels now moving into... avocados? (capitalist, murder, pay)

[whogo]

Originally Posted by middle-aged mom

I could eat my weight in avocados and I don’t drink “ hipster coffee”.

Avocados are rather bland. Mash up with some finely chopped onion, garlic, Serrano pepper and cilantro and it’s wonderful.

Yep. I always add just enough mayo to make it creamy.


They are not expensive either.

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by Bitey

A few years ago they were shaking down citrus producers to such a degree that, at least here in the upper midwest, the price of limes quintupled.

especially limes.

Mexican drug cartel behind lime shortage in U.S.; margaritas feel pinch

[hooligan]

Originally Posted by uggabugga

uh, they're probably growing & selling you your brunch

You missed the point.

Originally Posted by crone

It's that avocado toast fad.

This guy/gal gets it...

[Tritone]

Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake

They are stupidly expensive, and really don't taste all that great (relative to the cost anyway).

They are stupidly expensive (2$ for a piece of fruit?), but they are delicious. I eat them plain, with salt and pepper.

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by Tritone

They are stupidly expensive (2$ for a piece of fruit?), but they are delicious. I eat them plain, with salt and pepper.

i can usually pick them up at Aldi for 79 cents each or less. i eat 'em plain, with a spoon.

[Myghost]

Originally Posted by middle-aged mom

Oh dear.

Cartels see more value in growing avocados than marijuana for export.

Probably in part due to the trend of legalization, they have a less captive black market.

[Myghost]

Originally Posted by Dbones

So now it's also Trump's fault that the Mexican government is corrupt and allows the cartels to run wild in MEXICO?

Is that what YOU are saying? Because the post that you quoted didn't say it is fault. Just that he's too damn stupid to see what's happening. No blame was assigned by anyone other than you.

(Typical of a Trumpist, they can't argue what is said, so just mischaracterize it. It's what Trump did with the Mueller report and the Impeachment hearings. You are just following his dishonest example.)

[desertdetroiter]

What Mexican cartels do in Mexico doesn’t concern me in the least, nor do I care where my avocados come from.

Just have em in the store...fresh and ready to eat.

[elan]

Avocados are overrated, though I do enjoy some good guac every once in awhile.

[thecoalman]

Originally Posted by middle-aged mom

Oh dear.

Cartels see more value in growing avocados than marijuana for export.

If you have hundreds of millions or billions laying around you need to do something with it. I forget the name but one of the cartel leaders back in the 80's was largest employer in one of those South American countries, it wasn't Escobar but he would of employed a lot of people in regular employment as well.


As far as the marijuana goes why bother trying to smuggle 100 pounds of weed worth $X when 100 pounds of coke is worth $XXXX. You are taking the same risk. Then you get it across the border and you are competing with a product that can easily be obtained legally or illegally from sources within that country anyway.