The United States has suspended avocado imports from Mexico’s western state of Michoacan after a US official received a threat, Mexico’s Agriculture Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

The United States has temporarily suspended avocado imports from Mexico after an American safety inspector allegedly received a threatening phone message.

US authorities suspended avocado imports from Mexico just hours before the Super Bowl – a decision made after an American plant safety inspector purportedly received a threatening phone call.

Over the weekend, the US government suspended all imports of Mexican avocados “until further notice.” The news came late Saturday, on the eve of the Super Bowl, one of the biggest sale opportunities ...

The suspension of avocado imports from Mexico has to do with a threat a safety inspector in Mexico received, as avocado exports are becoming the latest victim of the drug cartel turf battles.

The United States has suspended avocado imports from Mexico's western state of Michoacan after a U.S. official received a threat, Mexico's Agriculture Ministry said in a statement on Saturday ...

The U.S. fresh avocado market has seen significant growth, with imports increasing from 345,000 tons in 2010 to approximately ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said trade with Mexico over its avocados was suspended because of an incident involving one of its inspectors.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has acknowledged that the U.S. government has suspended all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat. The surprise ...

U.S. officials suspended imports of avocados from Mexico on the eve of Super Bowl LVI after a U.S. plant safety inspector received a threat, The Associated Press reported.