US Importers Face Lawsuit Over Environmental Concerns with Mexican Avocados

Nearly all avocados sold in the U.S. are imported, and most of those come from just two western Mexican states—Michoacán and Jalisco—where serious concerns are being raised about their environmental and human impacts.

A 2023 investigation by the NGO Climate Rights International found vast tracts of forest being cleared for avocado plantations.

Most avocados sold in the U.S. are imports from Mexico, where farming has environmental and human-rights impacts little known to consumers.