Avocado Import Limits Would Raise Prices Without Helping California Growers, Former USDA Official Warns

As Washington revisits USMCA, proposed seasonal tariff-rate quotas on Mexican avocados would strain supply and jeopardize U.S. jobs, according to a former USDA official who now represents importers. U.S. avocado consumption has grown more than sevenfold since the late 1990s, and Mexico supplies 83% of imports.

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