The U.S. has lifted its ban on avocados imported from Mexico, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced Friday. The decision comes after the USDA said one of its employees was threatened last week, prompting a halt in imports of the fruit.
The Biden administration announced on Friday that the US has begun to import avocados from Mexico, following a ban after a USDA inspector was reportedly threatened.
The US has lifted a short-lived ban on importing Mexican avocados. The Biden administration announced a ban last week after a US inspector was verbally threatened. The ban sparked fears of an avocado shortage and a potential increase in prices. Get a daily selection of our top stories based on your reading preferences.
The US moved to temporarily halt all avocado imports last week after an inspector was verbally threatened for refusing to certify a shipment of the fruit, a US Agriculture Department agency said at the time. Drug cartels regularly threaten avocado farmers in Michoacán.
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