California Avocado Growers Face Existential Threat: Trump Administration Must Act Now California's lucrative avocado industry is on the brink of collapse, with growers warning that a perfect storm of low prices and surging imports from Mexico threatens the very survival of their farms. In a desperate bid to level the playing field, California avocado farmers are urging the Trump administration to implement a seasonal tariff rate on Mexican imports, which they claim are flooding the market and driving down prices. The move would aim to protect the industry from what farmers say are unfair trade practices, but it's unclear whether the administration will take action to save the state's avocado growers. As the industry teeters on the edge, the fate of California's prized avocados hangs in the balance.
California avocado growers are calling on the Trump administration to adopt a seasonal tariff rate on Mexican imports to help save an industry that farmers tell the Post is struggling to survive.
