How Reliant Is the U.S. on Avocados From Mexico? A temporary halt on inspections by U.S.D.A. workers in Mexico on safety concerns highlighted how dependent the United States had become on one region for supplies of the popular fruit.

LPT: Being self reliant is not binary. It’s possible to value being self reliant and still ask for help sometimes. Everybody experiences certain problems where you do need some outside support. If you think of being self reliant as either succeeding at it or failing at it, then it’s that much harder to admit those times when you do need support. You’re not letting yourself down when …