So far we have traveled around 6,500 to 7,000 miles on our trip and we have been through some pretty productive farmland. We have seen prices vary wildly. Here are some examples:
Avocados in Mexico cost us about $0.10 each. We should have eaten more while we were there.
In the central valley of California we stocked up on avocados again at 8 for $2.00, a deal until we realized only 5 were tasty and the other 3 had a very funky taste.
Here in Oregon, they are $2 each.
Almonds: In the central valley of California, they were being sold for a dollar a pound. At the Whole Foods in Bend, Oregon, they were being sold for $8.50 a pound. We should have bought 20lbs in California.
Other interesting food facts: We got our Mexican limes (the small ones) that we bought in Albuquerque confiscated at an agricultural checkpoint between Arizona and California. When I handed them to the guard for disposal, he commented, "Those are the good one too." Yes, I am sure they were. We ended up buying another bunch of them while in Mexico. Nobody seemed to care when we brought them from Mexico into California.
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