Overview

• Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla presented the ProForest Avocado certification and the Guardián Forestal satellite monitoring system at Climate Week in New York.
• The state said Walmart and Costco, which together buy about 60% of Michoacán avocados exported to the United States, expressed support for the anti‑deforestation policies.
• Twenty‑nine packing‑export companies have enrolled in the voluntary program to verify sourcing from non‑deforested orchards or through payments for environmental services.
• Walmart vice president of supply chain Jeff Rice signaled interest in using ProForest and Guardián Forestal to guide company policies toward selling deforestation‑free products.
• Ramírez Bedolla said he will continue talks with Walmart to advance certification and cited actions already adopted by Costco, Target, and Kroger.