May 28, 2026
From 1914 to 1993 the U.S. banned avocado imports from Mexico over pest control concerns. In the years after the ban was lifted, U.S. avocado consumption jumped to nearly six times its pre-ban level.
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7 Delicious Fruits That Made Their Way to California (and How They Did It)
Some of these fruits were first grown in California, and some took thousands of years to get there. Learn their histories here. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these foods first appeared in 1001 Foods You Must Try Before You Die, edited by Frances Case (2008). Writers’ names appear in
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