内容摘要：AP video journalist Shelby Lum contributed to this story.

AP video journalist Shelby Lum contributed to this story.

Andreas Tompros looks out at his avocado farm, Ridgecrest Avocados, in Somis, Calif., on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Andreas Tompros looks out at his avocado farm, Ridgecrest Avocados, in Somis, Calif., on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Escobedo said about 60% of U.S. households currently buy avocados, and about half of these are responsible for the overwhelming majority of consumption, which means there’s still room for the market to grow — especially in the Northeast, where the fruit is less common.“There is a lot of opportunity for certain groups of people to increase their purchasing of avocados,” Escobedo said.While the Trump administration has threatened tariffs on a spate of

have so far been spared. California growers said they want Mexican avocados to keep flowing into the country, though they also want robustof the imports to keep out pests to protect their crop.

“If you are going to farm in California, avocados are about the best deal right now,” said Ken Melban, president of the California Avocado Commission.

Avocados grow at Ridgecrest Avocados in Somis, Calif., on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)BINYAMINA, Israel (AP) — Rachel Dancyg never thought she would see her dog again after it disappeared in

that sparked the ongoingHer ex-husband and brother were abducted from

in southern Israel and killed. She thought her beloved pet had suffered the same fate. So when a soldier called the family on Tuesday night, telling them that Billie had been found alive in Gaza, it was hard to believe.Billie, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, rests in Binyamina, Israel, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Israeli soldiers found Billie in the Gaza Strip 18 months after she disappeared during Hamas’ attack on Nir Oz in Binyamina, Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)