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The increase in the price of basic basket products continues to increase, second month of 2023 he egg It is one of the foods that has overtaken High costs, thus affecting the economy of families. For the second week of February, certain entities in Mexico have listed the price per kilo of eggsor until 100 peso.
Why has the price of eggs increased in Mexico and when will its cost drop?
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Despite the high costs, the Federal consumer attorney (prophecy) justified the increase in the cost of the egg due to climatic conditions, since with the cold Chickens generally lay fewer eggs, so the high price of the product has made it more expensive, according to Profeco lawyer Francisco Ricardo Sheffield Padilla.
According to the National Market Information and Integration System (SNIIM) and the National Consumer Price Index (INPC), the price per kilo of eggs where is it more expensive in the country – according to the statements of the first two in February – it is distributed as follows:
* oaxaca: 130 pesos
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In recent weeks, the price of white eggs has increased by 14% compared to the first days of the year
According to the SNIIM, the wholesale of a kilo of white eggs in the supply module of Oaxaca, its price is 45.50 pesos.
* Chetumal, Quintana Roo: 110 pesos
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In 2018, the dollar was around 19.55 and Mexican families paid around 32 pesos per liter of cooking oil, but in 2023 it rose to 65 pesos even with the “strong peso”.
* Veracruz: 105 pesos
However, in some wholesale centers of Xalapa, the kilo of eggs can be between 51.36 to 51.81 pesos
* MazatlanSinaloa: 100 pesos.
* matamorosTamaulipas: 108 pesos per kg.
* Baja California: 68 pesos per kilo.
* Tepic, Nayarit: 68.60 pesos.
* Yucatan: on average the prices are between 60 and 70 pesos.
*Acapulco, Guerrero: 58 pesos per kilo, red or white
While in Tijuana’s Mercado de Abastos, the price of a white egg was quoted around 52.80 pesos wholesale.
* Mexico City: on average, the price is in 44.56 pesos.
However, depending on the area, its cost may vary in the capital of the country, since according to the SNIIM reported in the Center of Abastos de Iztapalapathe kilo of red egg it’s in 51 pesos and the white egg side 49 pesos the kilo.
* Guadalajara: the kilo of red egg revolves around 45 pesos and the kilo of egg white in 44 pesos.
* Monterrey: on average, a kilo of eggs sells for 49.38 pesos.
But in Central de Abastos de Guadalupe, Nuevo León, the costs are between 46 and 51.40 pesos.
* aguascalientes: the most expensive price recorded since the beginning of February is between 45 and 50 pesos; however, in the Central de Abastos de Aguascalientes and the agricultural commercial center, the kilo of eggs is sold between 44.50 and 42.50 pesos.
* TolucaState of Mexico: in the Mexican capital, a kilo of eggs costs between 50 and 52 pesos. While roughly the red egg is at 44.90 and the white at 48 pesos, prices that are given in the Central de Abastos of Ecatepec and Toluca.
The bone States bordering the United States These are the main ones affected by the rise in prices in the North American country, that is why various people cross the border to buy this type of animal products, consequently their prices have increased.
One of the factors that has affected the cost of these products is avian flu, as it directly affects chickens and therefore their egg production.
According to prophecyin Mexico the cost of this product could stabilize between March and Aprildate that coincides with the arrival of spring in the country.