# Mexico deploys troops to protect avocado hub as US halts exports

https://mins.news/en/video/16465

- Reuters, 2026-08-07 18:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2sgtDCQAhw

> Mexico has sent more than 1,500 soldiers and National Guard personnel to Michoacan in the country’s west. The deployment is intended to help restart US inspections of avocado exports. Those inspections were suspended because of safety concerns. The move focuses on protecting the state’s avocado export hub.

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