Coronavirus failed to put a damper on this year’s Cinco de Mayo festival in the US, where guacamole, tequila and other Mexican foods and drinks are an integral part of the celebrations. Around 50,000 tonnes of Mexican avocados were sent to the US this year ahead of the festivities, according to the Association of Producers and Exporter Packers of Avocado of Mexico (APEAM). President Gabriel Villaseñor said sales began 15 days earlier, and “despite the Covid-19 pandemic, they