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Michoacán avocado producers halt harvesting in protest over low prices

2026-10-26T09:35:00+00:00By

Growers also unhappy about government’s new Velagro programme, requiring mandatory labour certificates

  • Michoacán avocado producers halt harvesting in protest over low prices

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