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A letter to the USDA Secretary of Agriculture

Save the American Avocado Farm

Norm Kachuck, MD, CEO

1 min read

May 7, 2025

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Norm Kachuck, MD, CEO

The Honorable Brooke L. Rollins Secretary of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture Agsec@usda.gov

Re: Oversight of importation of Mexican avocados into the United States Dear Madam Secretary:

I am writing in support of our California avocado grower community’s opposition to action by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in substantially modifying the Mexican avocado import program... Click here to read the whole letter