Location: Mexico
Avocado spatial expansion in Mexico: Could the energy use of pruning residues offset GHG emissions?
Avocado orchards in Mexico are constantly being expanded to meet the increasing demand for the fruit in the national and international markets. The land-use change (LUC) caused by this expansion has numerous negative impacts, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to the loss of forest cover and the open burning of biomass. The present study is a timely evaluation of a complex environmental problem through an integrative approach. We analyze LUC between the years 1974–2017 at a local scale
2018 Update: The U.S. National and state-level economic benefits of avocado imports from Mexico
Avocado imports have grown dramatically in recent years. If international trade theory holds true, the rapidly growing imports of avocados should also be contributing positively to the broader U.S. economy. This report is an update of two previous reports that measure the benefits to the U.S. overall economy and the economies of and individual U.S. states from the rapidly growing imports of Hass avocados from Mexico (Williams, Capps, and Hanselka, 2014 and 2016). The analysis updates the answers
2020 Update: The economic benefits of U.S. avocado imports from Mexico
This report updates previous analyses of the benefits to U.S. and state-level economies flowing from the growing U.S. imports of Hass avocados from Mexico. This updated analysis seeks to answer two questions: (1) What contributions have U.S. imports of Mexican avocados during Fiscal Year (FY) 2019/20 made to the U.S. national economy and the distribution of those contributions by industry sector? (2) What have been the distribution of those contributions by U.S. state and by industry sectors within