Mexicans aim to tickle Chinese tongues

MEXICO CITY - Small Mexican agricultural producers are seeking to access the Chinese market with value-added goods, such as salsas and spirits.

Avocado growers and packers in Mexico's western Nayarit state are a prime example. Five years ago, they decided to start making guacamole, a party staple concocted from mashed avocados, tomatoes, onions and seasonings, and market it under the brand name Guacamo Dely.

Today, the company, located in Xalisco, employs 120 people and exports to the United States and Israel. It is about to send its first shipment to Russia.