Holy guacamole! How Nafta drove America’s avocado boom

WASHINGTON: Love it or loathe it, America’s avocado craze shows no sign of fizzling out, but fans of the Mexican staple may not realize they can thank the Nafta trade deal for ensuring its bountiful supply.

In a little over two decades, American store shelves have been transformed as mounds of avocados, mangos, papayas and peppers stamped “Mexico” flooded over the border.