A security scare in one of Mexico’s biggest avocado-producing states has abruptly stopped US inspections, threatening to disrupt shipments of the popular fruit into America.
The US Embassy announced Wednesday all US government operations in Michoacán had been suspended because of what it described as a “threat to US interests.”
The move includes a pause on the federal inspections required before Mexican avocados can be exported to the United States.
Michoacán Gov. Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla said the inspections were temporarily halted to protect personnel following recent arrests tied to an extortion investigation.
The governor said officials’…
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