Michoacan

US suspends avocado inspections in Mexican state after inspectors assaulted

Authorities in the United States have suspended avocado and mango inspections and shipments from the Mexican state of Michoacan after two employees from the Department of Agriculture were reportedly assaulted and held by assailants.

The incident on Friday prompted U.S. authorities to pause inspections, according to The Associated Press. 

“To guarantee the safety of our agricultural inspection teams, APHIS (the Department of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) has suspended the avocado and...

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USDA lifts ban on fresh avocado imports from Mexico

Avocado imports from Mexico will resume immediately after additional safety measures for U.S. inspectors working in the field were put into effect, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The USDA announced Friday that its avocado inspection program in the Mexican state of Michoacán has restarted and exports to the U.S. have resumed. 

It ends a suspension of fresh avocado imports which began Saturday after a USDA inspector carrying out field work received a threatening phone call...

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US suspends imports of avocados from Mexico after threat to inspector

The United States has suspended avocado imports from Mexico due to a threat received by a U.S. inspector while working in the country.

The suspension of avocado inspection activities in the Mexican state of Michoacán came after one U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspector who was carrying out inspection work received a threatening phone call last week. The import suspension began Saturday. 

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which carries out avocado inspections in...

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Rail blockade ends in Mexico after 60 days of protests

A record-breaking rail blockade that cost the Mexican economy more than $140 million in lost trade has ended after almost two months.

The end of the blockade has freed key rail lines connecting to the Mexican seaport of Lázaro Cárdenas on the Pacific coast that had been disrupted since late September.

Officials with Mexico’s Ministry of the Interior said on Monday they reached an agreement to sit down with teachers from the National Coordinator of Education Workers Union of Michoacán (CNTE) to...

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