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The avocado, a green-gold that floods Mexico with millions of dollars

Fresh Avocado
Mexico
Published Feb 17, 2022

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The avocado is for Mexico its particular green-gold, since, in addition to being the livelihood of thousands of families, it implies millionaire income for the country.

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The avocado is for Mexico its particular "green gold", since in addition to being the livelihood of thousands of families, it implies millionaire income for the country. After the suspension of exports to the United States from the state of Michoacán, this great business is in danger. The United States announced last Saturday that it was suspending avocado imports from the state of Michoacán due to threats received by telephone by a North American inspector. It is suspected that the threat came from organized crime. These are the most relevant economic data on the importance of the avocado market, according to data from the National Agricultural Council of Mexico. MEXICO, THE AVOCADO KING Mexico is the main producer of avocado in the world. In 2020, an area covering a total of 241 thousand hectares was allocated to this crop, of which around 93% is in production. In 2021, Mexico produced 2.45 million tons of avocado, 2.5% more than in 2020, when 2.39 million tons were produced. ...
Source: Informador
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