Mexican avos

California avocado growers renew calls for curb on Mexican imports

2026-08-07T08:28:00+01:00By

CAC claims Level 4 alert and suspected pest report add urgency to seasonal tariff-rate quota and restored US inspections

  • California avocado growers renew calls for curb on Mexican imports

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