Mexico supplies approximately 80% of U.S. avocado imports — a product known in the region as “green gold.”
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Aug. 6, 2026, 4:51 AM EDT / Source: The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
MEXICO CITY — The United States announced Wednesday that it had suspended all government operations in the Mexican state of Michoacan because of a “threat to U.S. interests,” including a halt to the inspections of avocados required for their export.
The United States says it has suspended all government operations in the Mexican state of Michoacan because of a “threat to U.S.…
The United States says it has suspended all government operations in the Mexican state of Michoacan because of a “threat to U.S.…
The United States says it has suspended all government operations in the Mexican state of Michoacan because of a “threat to U.S.…
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