Avocado Imports Resume From Mexico

The USDA announced that its avocado inspection program in Michoacan, Mexico has restarted and avocado exports to the U.S. have resumed. The USDA, working closely with the U.S. Embassy in Mexico’s Regional Security Officer, Mexico’s national plant protection organization (SENASICA), and the Association of Avocado Producers and Packers Exporters of Mexico, has enacted additional measures that enhance safety for APHIS inspectors working in the field, following a threat made to an employee. Read about it here.