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Iconic Mexican Products May Be in Jeopardy With Trump Tariffs 

In western Mexico, no crop supplies an income for so many small growers as avocados. But avocado growers, pickers and packers worry that U.S. consumers, faced with 25 percent higher prices, may just skip the guacamole.

"I think that when there is an increase in the price for any product, demand declines," said avocado grower Enrique Espinoza. Orchards like his are the economic lifeblood in the western Mexico state of Michoacan. "It would be a tragedy if they closed down (the border) on us," he said.


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