US pauses avocado, mango inspections in Mexican state due to security concerns

The U.S. has paused safety inspections of avocadoes and mangos from the western Mexican state of Michoacan in the wake of security concerns for U.S. Department of Agriculture staff, an agency spokesperson told The Hill.

The inspection program will stay paused until the security situation is reviewed and safeguards are in place for their personnel, the spokesperson added.

Mexican exports are not blocked, the USDA spokesperson said, but the avocadoes that have not yet been inspected...