Apparently there is still an Avocado cartel turf battle in Mexico resulting in all imports stopping! The U.S. government suspended all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat. Extortion of growers by the Cartels has been a major issue in Mexico.
The U.S. Embassy wrote: "facilitating the export of Mexican avocados to the U.S. and guaranteeing the safety of our agricultural inspection personnel go hand in hand."
"We are working with the Mexican government to guarantee security conditions that would allow our personnel in Michoacan to resume operations," the embassy wrote in its social media accounts.
The United States also grows avocados, but U.S. inspectors work in Mexico as well to ensure exported avocados don't carry diseases that could hurt U.S. crops.