The Mexican food under threat from Donald Trump

The Mexican food under threat from Donald Trump
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The Mexican food under threat from Donald Trump
Author: Armando Sols
Published: Jan, 24 2025 08:58

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Mexican business leader Gina Diez Barroso told a news conference Tuesday that one U.S. agriculture official told her he had never had as many complaints as when the U.S. government halted import inspections on Mexican avocados in 2022.

The Mexican food under threat from Donald Trump Fears are growing over the future of iconic Mexican products including avocados and tequila after Donald Trump’s threats to pose 25 per cent tariffs.

“Work for us could decrease because it won't be quite so attractive to export," Arroyo said, “because avocados would get expensive, and avocados are already expensive.”.

“Never in his life had he had so much chaos in his office, because they halted Mexican avocados,” Diez Barroso said.

José Luis Arroyo Sandoval, a manager at an avocado packing house in Michoacan, says the economy would be affected.

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