Source: Axios
“U.S. authorities have temporarily halted avocado inspections from Mexico after Department of Agriculture inspectors were held and physically assaulted last week during a local protest, per several news reports. … Last week, two USDA inspectors in Uruapan, Michoacán, were among a group reportedly caught in a road blockade led by community police forces asking for better wages and work standards. Local media reports that the workers were temporarily detained and beaten while travelling with trucks carrying avocados. The USDA did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Axios Latino but told Reuters that avocados and mangos already in transit are not affected by the suspension.” (06/18/24)
https://www.axios.com/2024/06/18/avocado-mango-inspection-pause-mexican-state-security-concerns