US halts inspections of avocados, mangoes grown in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Mexico: The United States has halted inspections of avocados and mangoes in Michoacan, Mexico, due to security concerns, a U.S. official announced on June 17.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has suspended inspections in Michoacan, Mexico's largest avocado-exporting state, until security conditions improve, according to the spokesperson, who req