Holy guacamole! Tariffs could slam Mexican avocados

If President Trump can push through a border tax, those Super Bowl parties may become a little less festive.

That's because one of the Mexican imports that many Americans buy the most is avocados. As recently as 2014, Mexico accounted for 60% of the avocados in the U.S., Avocados From Mexico, a trade and promotion association, reports.

The Avocado Producers and Exporting Packers Association of Mexico says it is filling a gap in demand that U.S. growers would not be able to handle. Mexico's climate allows growing year-round.

It says avocado imports contributed $2.2 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product in 2015, $1.2 billion in labor income, $594 million in taxes and 19,000 jobs to American workers, citing a University of Texas study.

"Avocados imported from Mexico has allowed consumers the accessibility and affordability to make avocados part of their daily meals.  As the leading avocado brand, we remain confident that the trade policy between our two governments will continue to support U.S. consumers’ growing love of avocados," the association said in a statement.

The Haas Avocado Board, which tracks shipments of one most popular varieties, expects to see imports of 400.9 million pounds of Mexican avocados this year, compared to 24.9 million from California, one of the largest producing states.

Clearly, a lot of guacamole is at stake with any border tax move.

It hasn't been an easy run lately, however. Avocado prices spiked late last year. And now comes the prospects of a 20% tax, which was lighting up Twitter on Thursday night.