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The Avocado Ban Shows the High Cost of Non-Tariff Protectionism

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The Avocado Ban Shows the High Cost of Non-Tariff Protectionism
Avocados are displayed at a produce market in San Francisco, Calif., on April 2, 2019. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Last Sunday, U.S. regulators suspended avocado imports from Mexico after a U.S. inspector in Michoacán allegedly ”received a threatening message on his official cellphone.”
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