The U.S. federal government stopped imports of Mexican avocado after cartels threatened an American inspector working in that country.
The suspension came right before Super Bowl Sunday, one of the days in the U.S. with the biggest consumption of avocado. Mexico’s Farming Secretariat verified the suspension of these imports through a ready statement on Saturday evening.
In the declaration, Mexican farming authorities exposed that a person of the entities under the U.S. Department of Agriculture took that measure after one of their inspectors working in Uruapan, Michoacán got dangers to his work-issued mobile phone. In order to protect crops from pests, the USDA has a long history of sending out inspectors to other countries that export produce to the United States.
The import suspension comes at a time when the biggest association of avocado farmers in Mexico spent money on an advertising campaign that would feature their produce during Superbowl Sunday. It stays uncertain just how much the import sanction will affect the price and supply of avocado in the U.S.
Les presentamos la versión extendida del comercial de Aguacates de México para el Súper Bowl. @AvosFromMexico pic.twitter.com/jV21xYgVxa
— APEAM, A.C. (@apeamac) February 9, 2022
Avocado is primarily produced in Michoacan and Jalisco, 2 of the most violent states in Mexico. The area is presently being contested between Cartel Jalisco New Generation and an alliance of smaller sized cartels– called United Cartels– which have the assistance of the Sinaloa Cartel. Avocado farmers in Michoacan have long complained about needing to pay protection costs to criminal companies and that the government does little to enhance security in the area.
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