Mexico and U.S. Avoid Dispute Over Avocado Trade
AMLO Assures "There Will Be No Fight" Between Mexico and the United States Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) stated on Wednesday that "there will be no fight" with the United States over the avocado trade. The president said he asked Foreign Relations Secretary Alicia Bárcena to seek a meeting with Ambassador Ken Salazar regarding the suspension announced by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture of avocado and mango inspections in Michoacán due to an attack on its employees. AMLO emphasized that Mexico and the U.S. have a good relationship and that the issue will be resolved through dialogue. He expressed confidence that the U.S. government will understand Mexico's position and that the matter will be resolved amicably. The suspension of avocado inspections in Michoacán, Mexico's main avocado-producing state, could potentially disrupt avocado exports to the U.S., which is...