Much of the food. We eat, goes through a
pretty incredible journey to get to us.

This is especially true of avocados.
They don't grow just anywhere.

They need tons of sunlight
and a ton of rain,

which is why about three-quarters of
the world's avocados come from Mexico.

Mostly from the state of Michoacan

Americans are eating about
three times more avocados

and they did almost 20 years
ago. Higher demand is good.

For the mutual con.

But when a region booms forces, often
much shadier aim to get in on the action.

And trust me, that's part
of your Foods journey to

Avocados are big business in Mexico,

state of Michoacan exports.

The majority of them to the tune
of almost 3 billion dollars a year.

When we also United Las personas
que momentum, Chillicothe.

Thank you, baby.

The locals, call it green gold

over the past 20 years, America's
obsession with the avocado.

His driven industry profits in Lifted.
Many people here out of poverty.

Last year the United States imported,

a record-breaking 2.1 billion
pounds of the fruit from Mexico.

Another redness the is
that I'm not surprised

these days - green gold comes at a price

criminal organizations like the
Cartel De Jalisco and last few agra's

have set their sights on the fruit as a
way to diversify. Their illicit portfolios

by extorting Growers and steel.

Land,

we're heading up to meet up with a group
of people who have organized to defend

this land. Defend this area from
cartels, and criminal groups.

And we're coming up to their checkpoint.

Can see a guy standing out here
with an M4 rifle. Sniper up there.

You're going to see people like this all
over town trying to protect this community.

I mean, is it those?

Made it all ready. To--.

The prevention

is the commander of a local defense
group that rose up against the Knights,

Templar cartel.

When it tried to take over large swaths of
Mitchell cons. Avocado, orchards in 2013.

In his element and Stephanie muskaan
machetes, compiles, computers,

romulo successful.

Not only in the entrance is
a bonus track for defense.

The other weapons comes in
poke two different things.

Cheering welcome, boys.

Avila said soon, as in this case here, in
Houston, little mascara Central Awards.

Last year taught on his men
found themselves in a firefight

with members of the Cartel De Jalisco
the shootout, lasted close to an hour,

the cartel, gunmen eventually retreated,

but not before taught on his men
captured. One of their wounded.

Went out on his team, head out on patrol.

It's people like for Healy
Augustine Serano, local farmer.

Turn Tower guard, who mans the
checkpoints but I'm awake connect.

Not often. Do we rabbit?

So romantic on the Wind
of Gringo's are eternal.

What kind of attention did the avocado
industry bring to this community?

It almost from well below

the government. Regalo para
la parte de la production.

We do. He saw the sorrow.

So these avocados ready to cut?
There's a star listo, Para cortar.

Ha of land produces roughly
20 tons of avocados,

and at 40 pesos of Papua Farm, like,

for Helios can rake in some
23,000 dollars per Harvest.

There's a lot of people in
the US that love these things,

but I don't think they realize
what all of Michoacan goes through

to not only Harvest
them but to keep you in

the community safe from the
cartels and criminal groups.

What's your message to them? To
remember when they eat an avocado?

Like what got the Cuesta? Mucho trabajo?

No, mas

trabajo. She know Questa

organization Cuesta de Sangre in
algunos De vidas en algunos casos.

North American West robotic.

Consume an avocado.

When's the last time you
actually got to enjoy one,

all you want on my animal communicator?

So definitely be the freshest piece
of avocado I've ever eaten. Cheers.

It's good.

It's very good. Yeah.

Yeah, what up? Don't know if I should do
this whole thing though, I'm allergic.

For you personally. What are you
protecting me? And I open another meant to

protect me familiar.

Are you afraid that things will
go back to the way they were

when they occur Jaeger status
koshwal esperamos, que, no, Pare.