The United States on Thursday fully restarted government activities throughout Mexico’s western state of Michoacan, ending a short suspension of avocado inspections that had raised concerns about shipments to American markets.
Michoacan ranks as Mexico’s top avocado-producing region and a critical source for U.S. buyers. The U.S. government will resume activities after pausing operations earlier this month over security risks. That move threatened to interrupt the flow of the fruit from the area often called the country’s avocado hub.
U.S. Ambassador Ron Johnson thanked Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum for steps taken to strengthen security on the ground….