Avocado inspections and shipments from Michoacan, Mexico, have been suspended after U.S. inspectors were assaulted.
Mexican trucking companies reported 804 cases of cargo theft during March
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.
The import suspension comes after record avocado prices in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
