Mexican avocados grown on illegal orchards should not be exported to U.S., ambassador says

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar speaks at an event marking more than 200 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Mexico, in Mexico City, Mexico, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican avocados grown on illegal orchards should not be exported to the United States, the largest importer of the popular staple used in guacamole, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico said Monday.

In a visit to Michoacan, Mexico's main avocado-producing state, U.S. ambassador Ken Salazar said there should be consequences if avocados were determined to be grown on illegal orchards.