Overview

• On July 17 Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture formalized import requirements for Mexican Hass avocados under Ordinance SDA/MAPA No. 1336
• The joint Plan de Trabajo Operativo specifies quarantine-pest controls and handling standards for shipments to Brazil
• Mexican orchards and packing houses must obtain certification from Senasica to export under the new protocol
• Opening Brazil’s market offers a strategic outlet of more than 200 million consumers to reduce reliance on U.S. exports
• Producers in Michoacán and other key regions are aligning operations with the protocol as they track looming U.S. tariff threats