Food Shortages and Crazy High Prices Coming - 2025 - Your Warning ⚠️ #trending #swpg Get Prepared. The U.S. imports approximately 60% of its fresh fruit and 40% of its fresh vegetables. And among the countries of origin for those products, Mexico is the biggest contributor — meaning U.S. consumers could see higher prices for a range of grocery and produce items if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his latest threat to impose a 25% tariff on all items brought in across the southern border. According to data from the University of California, Davis, Mexico is the leading foreign supplier of tomatoes, avocados, raspberries, bell peppers and strawberries for the U.S. Between 2000 and 2021, the value of Mexico’s horticultural exports into the U.S. quadrupled. Beer is included in those categories — and a huge share of American drinkers could face higher costs too, given the popularity of Corona and Modelo, the latter of which is now the No. 1 brew in the U.S. Mexico’s gains as a source of U.S. food imports are the result of lower labor costs — in some cases one-fifth those of U.S. farm worker compensation — and more favorable seasonality, meaning in certain cases, the products come in fresher because they can be grown year round.