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MEXICO CITY (APRO) – U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar reports that personnel from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will resume inspections of avocado and mango packing plants after suspending their reviews in response to attacks against U.S. personnel.
In a statement shared on his social networks, Salazar said APHIS employees will gradually return to the packing plants, but insisted that the safety of personnel must be ensured in order to complete the operations.
The ambassador clarified that it is still necessary to “do more work to ensure the safety of APHIS inspectors and to be able to resume inspections,” which would remove obstacles to the trade of avocados and mangoes from Michoacan to neighboring countries.
While Salazar expressed optimism, he stressed that inspectors will not be satisfied until they can continue to do their work without their safety being threatened.
On June 15, the U.S. government temporarily suspended imports of avocados and mangoes from Michoacan state after community members in Aranza, Michoacan, detained and beat two Animal and Plant Inspection Service (APHIS) inspectors tasked with verifying the quality of the fruit.
Next Monday, a meeting will be held between the federal and Michoacan state governments, the Avocado Producers and Packers Association (APEAM), and other relevant players in Michoacan to discuss the suspension of imports and safety issues.
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