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A worker sorts avocados at an avocado packing plant in the municipality of Ario de Rosales, Michoacan, Mexico, on April 17, 2026.[AFP]
The United States announced on Friday that it will partially resume inspections of avocado producers in Mexico's Michoacan state, two days after suspending imports of the fruit over security concerns.
Michoacan is a hotspot of fighting between crime gangs, which have diversified into extorting agricultural interests.
It is standard protocol for US authorities to inspect avocado orchards and packing facilities in Mexico.
