Michoacan, Mexico (KKOB) – The United States has suspended avocado inspections in Michoacan, Mexico because of threats made to U.S interests in the state. The inspection of avocados inside Mexico is required before they are exported to the United States and the suspension of avocado inspections could disrupt imports into the U.S.
Michoacan Gov. Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla, said on social media that the temporary halt to inspections was intended to safeguard workers following recent arrests linked to an arrest of a cartel leader.
The USDA has inspectors in Mexico to monitor plantations and packing houses to ensure that any produce is free of pests before it is exported. In the past, threats and violence against the inspectors have caused inspections to be suspended. Mexico is the number one supplier of avocados to the U.S with approximately 80% of U.S. avocado imports. So far this year, that number has increased by around 35-percent.
In 2025, Mexico sold $3.65 billion worth of avocados to the United States.
