If you’re watching the Super Bowl, you probably just saw a pretty funny commercial promoting avocados from Mexico:
https://twitter.com/YouGotSnowd/status/1493012313732911106
If not, have a watch:
The dig a Bills fans was particularly funny:
The avocado people really just called Bills fans barbarians in their commercial pic.twitter.com/W2BojPrPc6
— Leigh Giangreco (@LeighGiangreco) February 14, 2022
But did avocado farmers in Mexico really need to spend millions to promote their product?
how many people are unaware of the existence of avocados to the point that they need a commercial?
— OLIVIA witherite⁷ (@Oliviawitherite) February 14, 2022
But it’s even worse than that. . .
The U.S. halted the import of avocados from Mexico on Saturday after a plant inspector reportedly received a theat from cartels in the region:
Uhhhh yesterday it was announced that the US was suspending imported avocados from Mexico after a US plant safety inspector received a threat. And then there’s a commercial during the #SuperBowl for Avocados from Mexico. 🧐 pic.twitter.com/P7vD6IGYVh
— Hillary Lake, 10TV (@hillarylake) February 14, 2022
Great timing, everyone:
The U.S. has suspended all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat.
The news came late Saturday on the eve of the Super Bowl, the biggest sales opportunity of the year for Mexican avocado growers. https://t.co/JgLvVAFdRQ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 13, 2022
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