mexico

Tropical Storm Norma could affect West Mexico vegetables

Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 released this market update October 24, 2023: Tropical Storm Norma made landfall Monday morning near the...

2 years ago 1 minute read

Nearly all Mexican berries go to the U.S. and Canada

Juan Jose Flores, general director of the National Association of Berry Exporters (Aneberries), told El Vigia that 97 percent of...

2 years ago 1 minute read

The apparently unfair labor differential

There is a great deal of talk in the produce industry about unfair trade practices from other nations, which hit...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Mexican truckers delay strike

Mexican truckers have postponed the strike that had been planned for this morning, on the grounds that the federal government...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Mexican truckers to strike tomorrow

It’s not the first time, and it’s very unlikely to be the last. At 8 a.m. Central time on Tuesday,...

2 years ago 2 minute read

HLB citrus disease ravages Mexico

Here’s another name you can add for this hated disease: California calls it huanglongbing (HLB), Florida calls it citrus greening...

2 years ago 3 minute read

The superpeso and its implications

The Mexican peso has soared in value relative to the U.S. dollar over the past year—24 percent. On July 14,...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Avocado shipments from Mexico to the U.S. continue to grow

Mexico participates with almost half of the world’s avocado exports, reaching a record of 3.495 billion dollars in 2022, but...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Baby busts on both sides of the border

I’m always fascinated when I come across one news story that dovetails with another from a different source. Over the...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Sonora grape deal rebounds after slow start

Nogales, AZ- June 2nd, 2023- After a delayed start to the Mexican table grape season, producers are bouncing back with...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Mexican berry exports beat out beer and tequila

Berries were Mexico’s biggest agroexport in the first two months of 2023, beating out not only avocados, but beer and...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Economic value of fresh produce imports from Mexico to the U.S. to exceed $53 billion by 2030

Fresh produce imports from Mexico are expected to reach over $53 billion in economic value by 2030, according to a...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Mexican grape volumes steady in 2023

TUBAC, AZ — Mexican table grape growers expect the 2023 crop to be slightly larger than last season. At its...

2 years ago 1 minute read

Fresh produce stars in Mexico’s record 2022 ag exports

In 2022, Mexican agricultural exports registered a new record with a value of $50.1 billion compared to the $44.7 billion...

2 years ago 1 minute read

FPAA formalizes national advocacy efforts in new membership structure

Nogales, AZ – The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) BB #:144354 members met to move forward with a...

2 years ago 3 minute read

AMLO proposes 20% rise in Mexican minimum wage

The most persistent complaint in the U.S. produce industry is labor costs. In California, the heart of the nation’s fruit...

3 years ago 2 minute read

WTO lists Top 10 global avocado exporters

Mexico, the Netherlands, and Peru lead the world ranking of the world’s top avocado exporters of 2021 (measured by value),...

3 years ago 1 minute read

NatureSweet’s ‘Cherubs To Go’ debuts in 7-Eleven stores in Mexico

San Antonio, Nov. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — San Antonio, TX, November 9, 2022 — The producer of the number...

3 years ago 2 minute read

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