The 2023-2024 NFL "Super Bowl" Finals are currently being held in Las Vegas, USA. And during the game, avocado has always been the most popular food among fans. However, due to the impact of drought, the main avocado producing country in Mexico has seen a reduction in production, and the "Super Bowl standard" of "corn chips with avocado butter" may be broken.
According to a pre-game survey, it is expected that the scale of the "Super Bowl" will reach 200 million people, and consumers will consume a total of about 13 percent when watching the "Super Bowl" every year80,000 tonnes of avocado, but this year may be different, as production in Mexico, a major avocado country, has been affected by a severe drought.
Michoacán in southwestern Mexico is one of the main avocado producing regions, but since last year, Michoacán has suffered from persistently hot and dry weather, with only half the average rainfall. Not only only only only about 40% of the water stored in the reservoirs remained, but the natural lakes were also almost dry, leaving large areas of the growing area with water shortages. According to the local environment department**, about 30% of avocado plantations in Michoacán are experiencing water scarcity, severely affecting yields.
Michoacán is deeply tied to the "Super Bowl" event in the United States, and nearly ninety percent of the avocados consumed during the "Super Bowl" game every year come from here. Last year, Michoacán provided about 140,000 tons of avocados for the Super Bowl, and this year's ** volume is expected to be significantly reduced.
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Editor: Zhang Yafang.