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U.S. will run out of avocados in three weeks if Trump follows through on threat to close border
Laura Clawson
Daily Kos Staff
Monday April 01, 2019 · 10:00 AM PDT
2019/04/01 · 10:00
Donald Trump is threatening to close the border with Mexico, which would certainly show what disastrous ideas Donald Trump has. One key example: If he did close the border, the U.S. would
run out of avocados in three weeks, Reuters reports.
Because, hey, surprise, “Nearly half of all imported U.S. vegetables and 40 percent of imported fruit are grown in Mexico, according to the latest data from the United States Department of Agriculture.” California does grow some avocados, but they’re not in season there yet, and the eventual crop won’t be enough to replace those avocados from Mexico.