美国本周暂停了对墨西哥米却肯州鳄梨出口的检验工作[1]，这一举措源于美国对该地区运营安全的非具体威胁评估[1]。作为美国鳄梨供应的主要来源——超过80%的美国鳄梨进口来自墨西哥[1]，此次暂停对两国贸易造成实质性影响。米却肯州的鳄梨出口2025年销售额达37亿美元[1]。
墨西哥当局随即采取行动应对。墨西哥总统宣布向鳄梨生产地区增派1500名部队[1]，试图恢复出口能力。米却肯州约有20万人从事鳄梨产业[1]，该地区面临的安全形势日益严峻。据报道，一名米却肯州生产商每公斤出口需支付1比索的勒索费，日均出口约90公吨[1]。此前，美国农业部的员工也遭遇了安全问题——2024年两名美国农业部员工在米却肯州遭到袭击和临时扣押[1]。类似的出口中断并非首次发生，2022年初鳄梨出口曾暂停一周[1]。
The United States has halted avocado inspections in Mexico's Michoacán state, the country's primary avocado-producing region, due to unspecified security threats affecting operations there [1]. The suspension effectively stops avocado exports from the state, which supplies more than 80 percent of avocados consumed in the United States [1]. The Mexican avocado trade with the US generated $3.7 billion in sales during 2025 [1].
In response to the export freeze, Mexico's president announced the deployment of 1,500 additional military personnel to Michoacán to restore operations [1]. The state's avocado industry employs approximately 200,000 people [1]. According to reports, at least one Michoacán producer faces extortion demands, paying one peso per kilogram of exported avocados while shipping an average of 90 metric tons daily [1]. This marks another instance of trade disruption; two U.S. Department of Agriculture employees were attacked and briefly detained in Michoacán in 2024, and avocado exports were previously suspended for one week in early 2022 [1].