In a bid to save more than 25,000 tons of avocados, Mexican authorities met with US officials to outline the creation of a new investigation and security unit to ensure the safety of American inspector.
Mexico identified the first civilian victim of the cartel land mines. Mexico prosecutors on Monday identified the first civilian victim of the land mines set up by Mexican drug cartels who fight for the control of the Michoacan state.
The drama began when the Cárteles Unidos stamped a batch of avocados from the central state of Puebla as if they had been produced and packaged in Michoacán.
Mexico s president claimed the US suspension on avocado imports was part of a conspiracy to protect American producers from losing to quality Mexican products.
Restaurateurs and shippers expect their supplies to run out in the next two weeks while also contending with avocado prices that have doubled and are expected to keep going up.