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Among the many changes wrought by the North American Free Trade Agreement was the termination, in 1997, of the U.S. ban on the importation of Mexican avocados.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
It is a very different operation from the traditional way of cultivating avocados in India, where they were planted among other crops for shade.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Ripe fruit would fall off trees and be eaten by dogs, earning avocados the unappetising name dog fruit, he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Two years later, when Meghan did so, the Daily Mail blamed eating avocados for causing droughts and human rights abuse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Squash the avocados, then toss in the rest.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
