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.

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 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.

US suspends avocado imports from Mexico after inspector receives threats. Gabriela Miranda. USA TODAY. Until further notice, avocados will not be imported from Mexico to the U.S. after a U.S ...

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 ...

A temporary halt on US imports of avocados grown in Mexico will continue “as long as necessary” after an American plant inspector received a threatening phone call, according to the feds.. The ...

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 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 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 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.

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. “U.S. health authori… ...