California Republicans Urge Greer to Target Avocados From Mexico in USMCA Review
The lawmakers said 2.87 billion pounds of fresh avocados were imported in 2025, with Mexico supplying 83%, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Since July, the California Avocado Commission has demanded a temporary quota for the free entry of Mexican avocado after which a tariff would be applied.
California Republicans urge Greer to target avocados from Mexico in USMCA review
The ongoing review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement must lead to “enforceable limits” that can curb “harmful surges” of Mexican avocados into the U.S. that are spurred in part by criminal cartels, a group of seven California House Republicans told U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Monday. In an Oct. 5 letter to Greer, the lawmakers say frequent spikes in Mexican exports are “collapsing U.S. avocado prices and placing the future of A…
Congressmen from California justify their demand that Mexican avocado production would be receiving support from organized crime. Mexican Avocado's publication returns to the ‘Hurricane Eye’: U.S. congressmen ask for import caps first appeared in the CEO.
Republican Congressmen asked to limit tariff-free imports of Mexican avocado by season, claiming increases linked to drug trafficking.
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