avocados

US ambassador visits Mexican state to expedite avocado inspections

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US ambassador visits Mexican state to expedite avocado inspections

ARMANDO SOLIS, Associated Press Updated: Jun 25, 2024 / 04:58 AM CDT U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar shakes hands with Michoacan state Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla during their joint news conference at the governor’s office in Morelia, Mexico, Monday, June 24, 2024. U.S. government inspections of avocados and mangoes will gradually resume in the … Read more

Will avocados get more expensive after Mexico assault, inspection pause?

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Will avocados get more expensive after Mexico assault, inspection pause?

(NewsNation) — There’s bad news for guacamole lovers: The U.S. could soon see fewer avocados coming from Mexico. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended inspections of avocados and mangoes imported from the Mexican state of Michoacan after two employees were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants. Michoacan is Mexico’s biggest exporter of avocados … Read more