In the last 10 years, approximately 11 million tons of avocado and four million tons of mango have been exported to the United States without any sanitary problems.
Of the 29 states in the country dedicated to avocado cultivation, Michoacán contributed 2,252,783 tons (75.3 percent) last year
After the announcement of the resumption of Michoacan avocado and mango exports to the United States, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development proposed to have a Mexican inspection to avoid future suspensions in the marketing of these products, since Mexico has personnel and technical capacity to assume these tasks.
After participating in a meeting with the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, and Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla, Ministry Víctor Villalobos Arámbula expressed the approval of the Government of Mexico for reaching an agreement to lift restrictions on Michoacan avocados and mangoes.
He stressed that the work of the federal agency, through the National Agro-alimentary Health, Safety and Quality Service (Senasica), is to guarantee the health and safety of agrifood products and that they reach the table of consumers.
In the last 10 years alone, approximately 11 million tons of avocado and four million tons of mango have been exported to the United States without any sanitary problems, the federal official said.
These data highlight the commitment and work of the Government of Mexico to protect crop production from pests and diseases for the national and international market, he remarked.
For this reason, Villalobos Arámbula proposed that in the future the inspectors of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) can be progressively replaced with Mexican personnel, since the scientific-technical conditions are in place to perform these functions.
This work would be coordinated by the corresponding authorities of the United States and, in this way, operations for exports will be strengthen, said the minister.
In the case of stone fruits, he indicated, the trade of these products to Mexico has been carried out normally, hence the importance of doing what is pertinent with avocados and mangoes.
At the meeting, the producers reported that the export of these fruits was resumed in Uruapan last Friday with the product stored in the cold rooms in packaging that had the relevant inspection and, gradually, has been normalized.
According to figures from the Agricultural and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP), the 2023 avocado production accounted for two million 973 thousand tons that refer to a value of 60 thousand 097 million pesos.
Of the 29 states in the country dedicated to its cultivation, Michoacán contributed 2,252,783 tons (75.3 percent) last year.
It is followed by Jalisco, with 323,228 tons, (10.8 percent) and the State of Mexico, with 132,478 tons (4.4 percent).
The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) and the Association of Avocado Exporting Producers and Packers of Mexico (Apeam).
