Fox news published a new op-ed by Jayme Franklin, CEO of The Conservateur, that calls attention to the repeated suspension of USDA inspections of avocados from Mexico and the marked increase of avocado imports from that nation. The piece, entitled “Your guacamole may be helping Mexican cartels while U.S. farmers pay the price,” discusses how cartels in Michoacán have been accused of extorting avocado growers, the increase in pest interceptions that threaten the California avocado industry and how recent massive influxes of fruit from Mexico impact the market.