Mexican Avocado Exports Resume as U.S. Inspectors Return
U.S. inspectors returned to certify fruit, allowing more than 80% of Mexican avocados sold to the U.S. to move again after an eight-day halt.
- U.S. Authorities lifted restrictions on Mexican avocado exports, ending an eight-day shutdown that halted shipments from Michoac and disrupted the industry.
- Security alerts in Michoac prompted the suspension, as criminal groups in the region extort producers regularly. Authorities did not specify what threat triggered the alert.
- Harvester Francisco Isidro returned to work after the alert lifted, as some 200,000 people employed by the Michoac avocado industry were left in limbo during the shutdown.
- More than 1,500 soldiers deployed to protect Michoac's avocado-growing region, though grower Luis Manuel Soto said, "So far, he says, he has not felt them."
- Certification remains key to keeping volume moving, as more than 80% of Mexican avocados are sold to the United States, making inspection disruptions costly.
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Avocado pickers in Mexico restart exports as security alert is lifted but are 'at the mercy of whatever the U.S. market and government decide'
“If the United States says that it is suspending technical services for security reasons, it’s impossible to export. If it's for a plant health, it’s the same.”
Santa Maria Times
SANTA ANA ZIROSTO, Mexico (AP) — “Blessed be God... and now we’re getting paid!” a avocado cutter shouted happily after several days without work. In minutes, Francisco Isidro was throwing a rope into a tree about six meters...
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Avocado pickers in Mexico welcome restart of exports to US, but security fears remain
Authorities have lifted a U.S. security alert that halted avocado exports from Michoacán, Mexico's main avocado-producing state.
US Restarts Mexican Avocado Checks as Security Measures Increase
The United States on Thursday fully restarted government activities throughout Mexico’s western state of Michoacan, ending a short suspension of avocado inspections that had raised concerns about shipments to American markets. Michoacan ranks as Mexico’s top avocado-producing region and a critical source for U.S. buyers. The U.S. government will resume activities after pausing operations earlier this month over security risks. That move threate…
'You don’t get those back': Avocado industry feels impact of inspection shutdown
PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Avocado inspections in Michoacán, Mexico, have resumed after the U.S. temporarily halted them over security concerns, disrupting operations for importers in the Rio Grande Valley. The U.S. Department of Agriculture paused inspections last week, preventing companies from harvesting, packing and shipping avocados without USDA inspectors on site. For Villita Avocados in [...]
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