In Mexico, the avocado industry now faces a choice: Stop deforesting or lose access to the billion-dollar U.S. market.
Tag: Avocados
Can Satellites Stop an Avocado Addiction From Killing Mexican Forests?
A new program using satellite imagery seeks to raise pressure on avocado growers by getting support from American buyers.
U.S.D.A. Avocado Inspectors Will Start Returning to Mexican Packing Plants
The inspections in Michoacán, the Mexican state responsible for most avocado exports to the U.S., were suspended last weekend because of security concerns.
U.S.D.A. Suspends Avocado Inspections in Mexico, Citing Security Concerns
The move, prompted by fears for agency workers’ safety, could eventually affect U.S. avocado supplies if the inspections are not resumed.
Americans Love Avocados. It’s Killing Mexico’s Forests.
Illegal deforestation for avocado crops points to a blood-soaked trade with the United States involving threats, abductions and killings.
In Mexico, One Cartel Is Cleared, but Others Storm In
In the state of Michoacán, small drug cartels compete with larger ones for territory, leaving the residents caught in the middle of a brutal turf war.
U.S. Lifts Temporary Ban on Avocados From Mexico
The ban was issued last week after a U.S. inspector was verbally threatened in the state of Michoacán in Mexico.