“A lime shortage is threatening the U.S. food and beverage industry, with some bars and restaurants jacking up drink prices, charging extra for a slice—or refusing to serve the citrus at all. But there’s another reason to rethink that margarita: The pricey limes you’re buying from Mexico might be supporting drug violence.

Bad winter weather and severe drought has obliterated many crops this year, but the lime is a victim of several special circumstances. Most limes consumed by the U.S are grown in Mexico, where a bacterial disease called huanglongbing (HLB) has already taken out a large number of trees. Then in December, cold and rain knocked blossoms off the trees, reducing the total number of fruits that matured.”* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.

*Read more here from Alissa Walker / Gizmodo:
http://gizmodo.com/how-mexicos-drug-cartels-are-driving-up-the-price-of-l-1555572876