Avocado prices could rise after some USDA ... - Los Angeles Times
Jun 19, 2024 · The United States Department of Agriculture said this week that it has suspended inspections of avocados and mangoes imported from the Mexican state of Michoacán, a move that could slow the flow...
U.S.D.A. Suspends Avocado Inspections in Mexico, Citing Security ...
Jun 17, 2024 · Security concerns for agency workers have led the United States Agriculture Department to suspend its inspections of avocados and mangos imported from Mexico “until further notice,” the U.S.D ...
U.S., Mexico settle avocado spat, Mexican president criticizes U.S ...
Jun 24, 2024 · MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday criticized the U.S. government’s withdrawal of inspectors from avocado packing houses, even as both sides in the dispute said...
U.S.D.A. Avocado Inspectors Will Start Returning to Mexican …
Jun 22, 2024 · The inspections in Michoacán, the Mexican state responsible for most avocado exports to the U.S., were suspended last weekend because of security concerns.
Americans Love Avocados. It’s Killing Mexico’s Forests.
Nov 28, 2023 · Illegal deforestation for avocado crops points to a blood-soaked trade with the United States involving threats, abductions and killings.
U.S. to resume avocado and mango inspections in Mexican state - NBC News
Jun 22, 2024 · By Associated Press. MEXICO CITY — U.S. government inspections of avocados and mangoes in the Mexican state of Michoacan will gradually resume, U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar announced Friday, a...
US to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico …
Sep 25, 2024 · MEXICO CITY (AP) — California avocado growers are fuming this week about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of Mexican orchards to the Mexican government.
Why we'll probably see avocado prices rise soon in the U.S.
Feb 17, 2022 · After a U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector received a threat, the department suspended investigations of avocado crops coming into the country from Mexico. According to data from the Hass...
The US Extends Avocado Import Permissions to Guatemala, but …
5 days ago · Nov. 8, 2024, at 5:29 p.m. The US Extends Avocado Import Permissions to Guatemala, but Don't Expect Cheaper Guacamole Soon. More. MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government extended avocado import ...
As cartels take a stake in ‘green gold,’ US and Mexico ... - CNN
Jul 13, 2024 · CNN — When two US avocado inspectors were assaulted and detained at a police roadblock in the Mexican state of Michoacán last month, it sparked a costly international crisis.