This week in Borderlands: US ending tomato trade agreement met with praise, criticism; Amports expands vehicle storage capacity at Mexican seaport; and CBP find cocaine in raspberry shipment from Mexico.
The U.S. is withdrawing from a three-decade-old tomato trade agreement with Mexico on Monday.
Trade stakeholders in Arizona and Texas urge the Trump administration to maintain the Tomato Suspension Agreement between the U.S. and Mexico.
The Commerce Department plans to withdraw from a trade agreement that lets Mexico import tomatoes into the U.S. duty-free.
The South Texas border crossings in Laredo and Pharr led the United States in imports of avocados and tomatoes from January through Wednesday.
The new tomato inspection rules are part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s deal with Mexican growers to suspend its anti-dumping investigation into the produce.
Mexican tomatoes being detained at the border for longer inspections is “unjustified,” according to agricultural officials in Mexico. Víctor Villalobos Arámbula, Mexico’s secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER), said 43 truckloads of Mexican tomatoes have been detained at the U.S.-Mexico border since Nov. 18 as part of stepped up inspections against the tomato brown […]
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. […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will increase inspections of imported tomatoes and peppers by Nov. 22 to protect against the introduction of the tomato brown rugose virus (ToBRFV). The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) ordered the inspections on Nov. 18. “For commercial shipment, [Customs and Border Protection (CBP)] will be doing […]
Tomatoes imported from Mexico could face a supply chain squeeze caused by new regulations finalized in September between the U.S. Department of Commerce and Mexican growers, experts say. The new regulations call for up to 92% of imported Mexican tomatoes crossing the U.S.-Mexico border by truck to be inspected by officials from the U.S. Department […]
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: San Antonio secures $1.2B deal with manufacturers; United States ends Mexican tomato investigation; Otay Mesa adds industrial park along US-Mexico border; CBP seizes $1M worth of drugs at the Pharr International Bridge. Proximity to Mexico helps San […]
The United States and Mexico have reached a deal to avoid a tomato anti-dumping investigation, ending a tense tariff dispute that had lingered for months. The deal was first announced by Mexico’s Economy Minister Graciela Marquez on Twitter just before midnight August 20, according to Reuters. “This result is good news as it will keep […]
The United States and Mexico are on the brink of yet another trade war – this time pitting U.S. farmers against Mexican tomato growers and importers. The debate centers around the price of imported tomatoes from Mexico. Florida tomato growers have said the prices of imported Mexican fresh tomatoes are sold below market value, giving […]
