Avocado Pickers in Mexico Welcome Restart of Exports to US, but Security Fears Remain
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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 [...]
“Blessed be God...and now we get 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 and climbing through it. By the fourth hour, he had already filled a box of avocados bound for the United States.
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