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Noi Mahoney Sunday, October 24, 2021

Borderlands: Texas lawmakers criticize effort to restrict energy sales to Mexico

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Texas lawmakers criticize effort to restrict energy sales to Mexico; US blocks tomato imports from Mexican farm; Nuvocargo boosts team with hires from Uber, McKinsey; and Hutchison Port Holdings breaks container delivery record at Mexican port.

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Noi Mahoney Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Texas No. 1 in foreign trade during third quarter

Texas continues to be a leader in international trade, ranking No. 1 in exports of manufactured and non-manufactured commodities for the third quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Year-to-date, Texas has exported an estimated $155.8 billion in manufactured goods and $68.7 billion in non-manufactured commodities, ranking it No. 1 in both categories among U.S. […]

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Noi Mahoney Sunday, December 8, 2019

Borderlands: Mexico’s demand for US apples rises; Pharr International Bridge is No. 3 land trade hub in Texas

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Washington’s apple exports to Mexico continue to rise; Pharr International Bridge is No. 3 land trade hub in Texas; Marc Kiven joins cross-border freight company Forager as president; and Tomato antidumping agreement to remain in place. […]

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Noi Mahoney Saturday, August 24, 2019

Mexico exports of commercial trucks to U.S. jumps 30 percent in first quarter

Mexico manufactured 104,214 buses, heavy-duty and tractor-trailer trucks in the first half of 2019 (January-June), up 36.50 percent compared to the same period last year. The data was released August 21 by Mexico’s National Association of Bus, Truck and Tractor Truck Producers (ANPACT). Miguel Elizalde, the president of ANPACT, said the increased demand for heavy-duty […]

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Noi Mahoney Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Darigold expands Mexico operations, aims to export 50 percent of its products globally

Correction: The previous headline in this article was corrected to reflect that Darigold plans to export 50 percent of its products globally in coming years. United States dairy producer Darigold Inc. recently expanded its Mexico operations, targeting a growing Mexican middle class as an untapped market.     Darigold has been operating in Mexico for years, but […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Exports tumble as the goods trade deficit widens

The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened to a record in December 2018 as a sizeable decline in goods exports was paired with a jump in goods imports. This reversed the decline in the deficit from the previous month, and the drop in goods exports sent yearly growth into negative territory for the first time in over two years.

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Retaliatory tariffs sour US cranberry market

Canada, Mexico, China, and the European Union are among those who have instituted retaliatory tariffs on cranberry imports coming from the United States. FreightWaves spoke with Kellyanne Dignan, Ocean Spray’s Director of Global Corporate Affairs, who provided the company’s perspective on the issue.

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