Brandon Cafferky
Monday, May 2, 2022
Daily Infographic: Cargo theft increases 18% in Mexico during March
Mexican trucking companies reported 804 cases of cargo theft during March
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Brandon Cafferky
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Daily Infographic: US suspends imports of avocados from Mexico after threat to inspector
Security guarantees sought for avocado inspectors in Michoacán
Noi Mahoney
Friday, February 18, 2022
USDA lifts ban on fresh avocado imports from Mexico
The U.S. had suspended fresh avocado imports after a USDA inspector carrying out field work received a threatening phone call Feb. 11.
Noi Mahoney
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
US suspends imports of avocados from Mexico after threat to inspector
The import suspension comes after record avocado prices in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl.
Noi Mahoney
Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Rail blockade ends in Mexico after 60 days of protests
A rail blockade in west-central Mexico has ended, freeing key rail lines connecting to the Mexican seaport of Lázaro Cárdenas on the Pacific coast.
Noi Mahoney
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
US importer expects increase in Mexican avocados this winter
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 […]
Noi Mahoney
Monday, August 26, 2019
Soaring avocado prices expected to fall after unusually tight summer
Avocado supplies are expected to return to normal after a summer shortage sent prices skyrocketing in July. Prices spiked in mid-July due to imports of avocados from Peru and Mexico […]
Noi Mahoney
Friday, July 12, 2019
$12M facility part of US-Mexico efforts to stop growing avocado cargo theft
United States and Mexican avocado growers and importers recently broke ground on a partnership facility called “Casa APEAM” in Uruapan, Mexico. The new $12 million facility will be a venture […]
