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U.S. will immediately resume Mexican avocado imports, USDA says -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. FILEPHOTO: A crate containing avocados is seen in San Isidro, Uruapan state in Mexico. This was January 31, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

(Reuters) – The United States lifted a ban on avocado imports from Mexico’s Michoacan state and resumed its agricultural inspection program that it had halted due to safety concerns for U.S workers.

According to the U.S. Agriculture Department, imports may resume as soon as possible.

After employees had been verbally threatened, the United States had to suspend its inspection program.

According to the USDA, it had worked closely with Mexico’s government and Association of Avocado Exporting Producers and Packers of Mexico in order to adopt “additional steps” to ensure the safety of its inspectors.

Andres Manual Lopez Obrador was the Mexican President who stated earlier in Friday at a regular press conference, that resolutions could occur by the close of the day.

According to USDA, the United States imported avocados worth $2.8 billion from Mexico in 2021.

Michoacan is Mexico’s largest avocado-producing state. It has been a security problem for many years due to drug gangs.

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