November 2, 2026 11:59 AM
Mexican avocado producers destroy tons of crops after pest detected
Environmental authorities in the Mexican state of Michoacan, heart of the nation's avocado industry and a global export hub for the product, confirmed on Sunday the presence of avocado seed weevil among large volumes of avocados due for international export. The presence of the larvae prompted authorities to detain shipments and forced producers to discard large amounts of avocados. Local avocado producers from the avocado-producing states of Michoacan, Jalisco, Colima and Nayarit destroyed up...