US suspends avocado imports from Mexico over unspecified ‘threat against US interests’
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The U.S. has suspended avocado imports from Mexico due to an unspecified threat against U.S. interests. In response, Mexico deployed hundreds of security personnel and federal troops to its avocado-growing region in Michoacán.
The U.S. State Deparment announcement was followed by the deployment of 300 Michoacán state security operatives and 1,500 federal troops in the state's avocado-growing belt. The post US suspends avocado imports from Mexico over unspecified ‘threat against US interests’ appeared first on Mexico News Daily
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