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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAmerica would run out of avocados in three weeks if Trump shuts down Mexico border
Millennials may need a new superfood to top their toast soon.
President Donald Trumps threats to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border this week would significantly impact produce availability and pricing in the United States, especially avocados.
You couldnt pick a worse time of year because Mexico supplies virtually 100 percent of the avocados in the U.S. right now. California is just starting and they have a very small crop, but theyre not relevant right now and wont be for another month or so, Mission Produce president and CEO Steve Barnard said to Reuters.
He estimates that the United States would run out of avocados in three weeks if imports from Mexico were halted.
https://www.therolladailynews.com/zz/news/20190401/america-would-run-out-of-avocados-in-three-weeks-if-trump-shuts-down-mexico-border
qazplm135
(7,447 posts)we are at Threat Condition Chitpotle?!
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)and No Salsa for You!
genxlib
(5,518 posts)I kid.
Actually I can't stand avocado but it seems to be the shit right now.
I hate guacamole, but to each their own....
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)It just feels slimy in my mouth.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)but Id eat avocados every single day if it wouldnt put me into bankruptcy. I want a yard with a couple of big-ass avocado trees providing deliciousness non-stop.
Excellent description
Raine
(30,540 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,283 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,560 posts)AND the Border Patrol didn't even ask me the questions they have been asked whenever I crossed over during the past 20+ years. They did NOT ask to look at my leftovers, did not ask why I was in Mex and further up at a checkpoint they did 't even pull us over and ask for our citizenship which they ALWAYS did. What is up with that? I haven't been down there since the moron took over and brought my passport and my wallet sized one out of paranoia.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,315 posts)Yes, I'm sure it's misspelled, but somehow looked better!
jpak
(41,756 posts)yup
SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)so that he could have is annual taco salad at the Trump Tower restaurant!
Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)a gasoline crisis just before Winnebago season! No avocados??? Oh my...
See - just another example of failure of tRump: he has no ability to see the long-range consequences of his spur-of-the-moment decisions. It's all just what he deems "right" for the moment. Jackass.
Same with his threat to cut aid to the "three Mexican countries". What's that going to solve? It'll just make conditions there all the more unbearable and encourage their citizens to make the long and dangerous trek to the U.S. to escape their misery. It surely won't encourage them to stay in their home countries.
He has yet to learn that his misguided actions have consequences.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)Trump voters won't be please when the price of steak goes up.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)we eat come across the border. Beef and everything else will go sky high!
Beringia
(4,316 posts)bluecollar2
(3,622 posts)while supplies last...
Trees are blooming now. Expect to harvest September through November...
or will trade for tequila.
Demsrule86
(68,454 posts)Hekate
(90,515 posts)Now, me and mine will be fine, what with my BIL growing bushels of the stuff. They also have more than one avocado tree, so we're good for guacamole.
However I can certainly see problems on the horizon for Trumpists, who are apparently too effing dumb to know which state or which country their produce comes from -- or who picks it -- or when.
Trump is trying to destroy the US, not make it great.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)I love avocados and Guacamole. I am getting ready to start the Keto diet and a huge staple of that diet will be avocados, olive oil, coconut oil and nuts.
Shutting down the border makes him a huge asshole for a number of reasons, but this is just one of the negative outcomes. Besides, Mexico depends upon us as trading partners as well. They need our money as much as we need their products.
Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)I hate this shitstain