Matt Lance

There are border checkpoints outside of that border region, and they would stop the potatoes from going any further.

Yeah, that's exactly what it was. It was a potato DMZ.

Yeah, that's exactly what it was. It was a potato DMZ.

Yeah, that's exactly what it was. It was a potato DMZ.

And they agreed that Mexico would open the market for U.S. potatoes and the U.S. would open the market for Mexican avocados.

And they agreed that Mexico would open the market for U.S. potatoes and the U.S. would open the market for Mexican avocados.

And they agreed that Mexico would open the market for U.S. potatoes and the U.S. would open the market for Mexican avocados.

And it turns out Mexico was looking for these nematodes a lot harder than we were. They were peeling 400 tubers trying to find, the protocol said we had to just look at the potato, look at five potatoes, make sure it wasn't there. Mexico, it turns out, was peeling all the potatoes and you can see the nematodes a lot easier.

And it turns out Mexico was looking for these nematodes a lot harder than we were. They were peeling 400 tubers trying to find, the protocol said we had to just look at the potato, look at five potatoes, make sure it wasn't there. Mexico, it turns out, was peeling all the potatoes and you can see the nematodes a lot easier.

And it turns out Mexico was looking for these nematodes a lot harder than we were. They were peeling 400 tubers trying to find, the protocol said we had to just look at the potato, look at five potatoes, make sure it wasn't there. Mexico, it turns out, was peeling all the potatoes and you can see the nematodes a lot easier.

So this is getting silly.

So this is getting silly.

So this is getting silly.

Yes, we've come to that conclusion a long time ago, but yes.

Yes, we've come to that conclusion a long time ago, but yes.

Yes, we've come to that conclusion a long time ago, but yes.

And it wasn't just Mexico. This was happening all over the world. Quarantine issues were becoming the new way, a non-tariff barrier, the new way of keeping any product you didn't want in your country. You would just say there's a quarantine issue and you wouldn't let it in. And that would prevent market access.

And it wasn't just Mexico. This was happening all over the world. Quarantine issues were becoming the new way, a non-tariff barrier, the new way of keeping any product you didn't want in your country. You would just say there's a quarantine issue and you wouldn't let it in. And that would prevent market access.

And it wasn't just Mexico. This was happening all over the world. Quarantine issues were becoming the new way, a non-tariff barrier, the new way of keeping any product you didn't want in your country. You would just say there's a quarantine issue and you wouldn't let it in. And that would prevent market access.

Then we found out, and this was a big discovery, Mexico has Columbia root knot nematode.