Avocado inspections and shipments from Michoacan, Mexico, have been suspended after U.S. inspectors were assaulted.
Security guarantees sought for avocado inspectors in Michoacán
The U.S. had suspended fresh avocado imports after a USDA inspector carrying out field work received a threatening phone call Feb. 11.
Valentine’s Day supply chain dance, retail returns may never end, and avocado toast prices are here to ruin millennials’ home-buying chances.
Mexico is the largest avocado producer in the world, with a volume that exceeded 2.3 million tons in 2020
Mexican avocado imports to the U.S. are expected to increase around 6% this winter compared to the same period last year, with as much as 2 billion pounds of avocados shipped from Mexico over the next several months. “Mexico definitely has the volume this year to hit the 2 billion mark of imports to the […]
