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The United States authorizes the entry of avocado from the Mexican state of Jalisco

Fresh Avocado
Mexico
United States
Published Jul 12, 2022

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The Government of the United States, through its Department of Agriculture (USDA-APHIS), has formally authorized the entry of avocado from the Mexican state of Jalisco, in the west of the country, so that in the immediate term the export of the fruit produced in this state to the American Union.

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In a statement issued by the Government of the state of Jalisco, it was reported that the notification on the conclusion of the inspection and certification of more than 8,000 hectares of avocado in more than 600 orchards, was sent this July 11 to the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader-Jalisco), Ana Lucía Camacho Sevilla. It was also received by the Secretary of Agriculture of the Government of Mexico, Víctor Villalobos Arámbula, and the president of the Association of Producers and Exporters of Avocados from Jalisco (Apeajal), Javier Medina Villanueva. "The export of avocado from Jalisco to the United States market will take place after 10 years of waiting and the support work carried out by the Agency for Health, Safety and Agrifood Quality of the State of Jalisco (Asica) will be valuable," Camacho Sevilla said in the statement. According to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States of the Department of Agriculture of that ...
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