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Blood Avocados No More: Mexican Farm Town Says It's Kicked Out Cartels

Mexican avocados roll down a production line at Frutas Finas packing plant in Tancitaro, in the western Mexican state of Michoacán. Production has ramped up by 50 percent since December to satisfy demand in the US for Super Bowl Sunday, the highest consumption day of the green fruit by Americans. (NPR)
Mexican avocados roll down a production line at Frutas Finas packing plant in Tancitaro, in the western Mexican state of Michoacán. Production has ramped up by 50 percent since December to satisfy demand in the US for Super Bowl Sunday, the highest consumption day of the green fruit by Americans. (NPR)

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