Posted on 04/01/2019 4:45:31 PM PDT by SJackson
If President Trump follows through with his threat to close the Southern Border with Mexico this week, say goodbye to your avocado toast.
A top distributor and grower of avocados has warned that the U.S. would run out of the fruit in three weeks if imports from Mexico are halted amid any possible border shutdown.
“You couldn’t pick a worse time of year because Mexico supplies virtually 100 percent of the avocados in the U.S. right now," Steve Barnard, president and chief executive of Mission Produce, told Reuters. "California is just starting and they have a very small crop, but they’re not relevant right now and won’t be for another month or so."
It wouldn't just be the ripe fruit affected by any potential disruption in trade. Nearly half of all imported U.S. vegetables and 40 percent of imported fruit are grown in Mexico, according to data from the United States Department of Agriculture reviewed by Reuters.
But the growth and popularity of avocados as a healthy dietary choice may catch the attention of Americans if there's any large-scale disruption.
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Until NAFTA, Mexico could not ship avocados to the US.
I remember eating some avocado about 50 years ago. By mistake.
When they start having tequilla shortages, then it will really hit the fan!!
Oh! The horror!
Never even tasted one.
Close the damn border. That should have been done on inauguration day.
Driving in South FL a few yrs ago, we took a route around Miami in a rural area..nothing but avocado trees for miles.
If all I have to do is give up some guag on taco tuesday; I’m fine with that...
Oh no— then who will Jeb! sell his overstocked guacamole bowls to? The Free Labor Express— cut off. The cocaine and heroin cartels.... cut off. The remittances from this “trade”... cut off.
Maybe then Mexico will pay attention, and stop being run by the Cartels who murder them— that is to say grow some balls- show some backbone-— or it’s Pancho Villa time all over again. Military action against the cartels, and finding the moles in the Mex government killing their judges and leaders. Start with the el Chapo testimony about the amount of bribe the former Presidente took from him— 100 mill— no big deal.
Hurt them, hard. Stop the coyotes the smugglers and the illegal trade— cold.
When I lived in Orange County, CA I had an avocado tree in my yard—had so many avocados I couldn’t give all of them away.
California has tons of ‘em.
>>Mexico supplies virtually 100 percent of the avocados in the U.S. right now
Then we’ll just have to resettle the ‘Cannibal Women of the Avocado Jungle of Death”, and reclaim our American avocado resources....
Wow, who gives a crap about avacados?
My mom had 3 trees in her NorCal home and there were always an abundance.
I could live without them, though.
With no decent tomatoes to be had this time of year in IN, a decent guacamole can’t be made until June-July anyway
I never liked Avocados anyway..
All your avocados are belong to us!!
(I know)
We can survive this...
I love avocados,but I am willing to make the sacrifice...So is the fam ;)
I heard that they ship to China. We get avas from South America. I could be wrong.
no cargo ships from mexico?
There are a host of Countries that grow Avocados.. We don’t have to buy from Mexico...
Have Mexico give us one avacado for every three illegals we deport back back to them.
Breaking News: wetgundog solves both the immigration crisis and the avocado shortage in one post ;)
Very clever!
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