Mexico to Assume Avocado Inspections.

California avocado growers are furious this week, their anger directed at a U.S. decision that has thrown the industry into turmoil. The American government, in a move that has left many baffled and outraged, has handed over the responsibility of inspecting Mexican avocado orchards to the Mexican government itself. For decades, U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors have been the gatekeepers, ensuring that only pest-free avocados make their way across the border. But now, the very inspectors who have stood as a bulwark against potential agricultural devastation are facing a new reality, one that has many fearing for the future of the California avocado industry.