Mexican avocados are seen on the market at a market in Mexico Metropolis on February 15, 2022.
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The U.S. Division of Agriculture introduced Friday that imports of Mexican avocados may resume after a short pause.
Per week in the past, one of many USDA’s Animal and Plant Well being Inspection Service inspectors in Mexico was threatened, resulting in the suspension of imports of the fruit from the border nation.
However on Friday, the company stated extra security measures have been enacted to handle the safety problem, after working with the U.S. Embassy, Mexico’s nationwide plant safety group and an avocado commerce group.
Inspections within the state of Michoacan have restarted and exports of the avocados to the U.S. have resumed.
The pause got here throughout peak rising season for Mexican avocados, which lasts from January to March, and simply earlier than the Tremendous Bowl, which is the most well-liked time of the 12 months for U.S. avocado consumption.
Experts had predicted soaring prices and shortages if the difficulty wasn’t rapidly resolved. Final 12 months, 92% of avocados consumed within the U.S. got here from Mexico.
Michoacan is the one Mexican state absolutely approved to promote its avocados to the U.S., though a second one, Jalisco, lately acquired approval to begin exporting its avocados this summer time.
