US-Mexico trade
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News
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…
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News
Borderlands: Ikea buys a Texas forest; Long lines for cargo trucks heading for Port Laredo
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Ikea acquires 42,000-acre forest in Texas; Port…
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News
Mexico tops list of international importer of Christmas trees from Oregon and Washington
With Christmas less than a month away, shipments of fresh-cut Christmas trees from U.S. producers are in full swing. Oregon leads the nation in Christmas…
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Business
Borderlands: Mexico’s government close to legalizing marijuana; new international commercial bridge for US-Mexico border
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico’s government nears legalizing marijuana; U.S.-Mexico…
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International
Tomato importers worry new rules at Mexican border to cause delays and higher prices
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…
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International
Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge receives $30 million upgrade aimed at speeding up trade
The city of Pharr, Texas, will soon begin $30 million in infrastructure projects at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge along the United States-Mexico border. The projects…
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International
Borderlands: CBP checkpoint affecting border wait times; Protestors shut down Houston Ship Channel
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Border checkpoint affecting truck wait times; Protestors…
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International
Joint US-Mexican truck inspections speed up agricultural trade at Texas border crossing
Officials in Mexico and the United States are discussing expanding a joint pilot inspection program aimed at reducing wait times for agricultural products at the…
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International
US Commerce slaps fresh duties on Mexican and Chinese imported steel goods
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently issued 31% tariffs on structural steel imports from Mexico and 141% tariffs on steel from China. U.S. officials made…
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American Shipper
Soaring avocado prices expected to fall after unusually tight summer
Avocado supplies are expected to return to normal after a summer shortage sent prices skyrocketing in July. Prices spiked in mid-July due to imports of…
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