Recent news headlines have discussed a temporary avocado import ban from Mexico as a result of verbal threats made to a U.S. safety inspector. While imports temporarily stopped, the fight in Michoacán over avocados never ends. This week, Matt and Carolanne talk about the cartel and community fight over avocados in Mexico.
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Sources:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7uK850h5Xc
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPrUCcHd3mo
- https://www.maplecroft.com/insights/analysis/are-mexican-avocados-the-next-conflict-commodity/
- https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/dec/30/are-mexican-avocados-the-worlds-new-conflict-commodity
- https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-11-20/mexico-cartel-violence-avocados
- https://www.businessinsider.com/mexican-cartels-are-fighting-for-control-of-the-avocado-business-2019-9
- https://www.newsweek.com/cartels-kidnap-avocado-farmers-696301
- https://www.newsweek.com/how-avocado-became-key-mexican-drug-cartel-turf-war-1678958