And while the United States and Mexico both signed a 2021 United Nations agreement to “halt and reverse” deforestation by 2030, the $2.7 billion annual avocado trade between the two countries ...

In Mexico, every year, 47,770 hectares (118,042 acres) of forest cover are turned into agricultural land, according to data from the National Forest Monitoring System.

Most avocados sold in the U.S. are imports from Mexico, where farming has environmental and human-rights impacts little known ...

The U.S. alone imports around 80 percent of Mexico's crop. That's $3 billion of avocados. But the growing demand for avocados on toast in guac is having a steep environmental and human cost.

Monoculture also can drive deforestation. Mexican officials estimate that avocado production spurred the clearance of 2,900 to 24,700 acres of forests per year from 2010 through 2020.

New lawsuits shine light on the supply chains of U.S. companies operating in Mexico’s lucrative avocado industry, under pressure from organized crime and accusations of growing environmental damage.

US demand for most of Mexico’s $3 billion avocado exports a year may have driven over 40,000 acres of deforestation in the country over the past decade, according to a report.

Expanding Mexico’s avocado production to meet U.S. demand is fueling widespread deforestation and water scarcity in the country, Climate Rights International says.

The rapidly growing demand for avocados in the United States may have driven over 70,000 acres of deforestation in neighbouring Mexico over the past decade, according to a report by Climate Rights ...

Every year in Mexico, at least 47,770 hectares (118,042 acres) of forests and jungles are cleared to establish agricultural fields. This forest cover is equivalent to the total area occupied by ...

The U.S. market accounts for about 80% of Mexico’s total avocado exports, data by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows, a trade worth $3 billion last year.

The U.S. alone imports around 80 percent of Mexico's crop. That's $3 billion of avocados. But the growing demand for avocados on toast in guac is having a steep environmental and human cost.