Posted on 04/14/2022 2:21:16 PM PDT by blam
More than a hundred million dollars worth of Mexican produce is stuck at the U.S.-Mexico border due to a trucker blockade on the Mexican side over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s new border search policy, according to Bloomberg. The disruption could leave some US supermarkets without produce ahead of Easter weekend.
Abbott’s controversial truck-inspection program ignited discontent with Mexican truckers who shut down the Reynosa International Bridge, one of the busiest trade crossings in the Rio Grande Valley and handles a large volume of fresh produce, four days ago. The Washington Examiner reports the bridge was forced to reopen Thursday after drug cartel members torched several trucks.
🚨 Who really cleared the Pharr-Reynosa produce bridge? “Members of organized crime burned 4 trucks to force the truckers to lift their blockade that they had in protest of the new policies of the Texas governor…” per this report. https://t.co/T3JTTdK9Ja
— Dianne Solis ✍🏽 (@disolis) April 14, 2022
Still, the port of entry into the US appears to be gridlocked.
#PharrTx Continúan las largas filas de camioneros esperando entrar a Texas en el puente internacional entre Pharr & Reynosa, este miércoles el gobernador Abbott aclaro que las exhaustivas inspecciones a vehículos comerciales seguirán en la mayoría de los cruces fronterizos. pic.twitter.com/2gRsrEeRj7
— Marlene Guzman (@marleneguzmantv) April 14, 2022
Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) said about $150 million worth of fruit and vegetables inbound to the US has been halted at the bridge and could delay deliveries for fruit and vegetables, such as avocados, broccoli, peppers, strawberries, and tomatoes, to US supermarkets.
“Going into this Easter weekend, consumers will see store shelves devoid of certain items,” Dante L. Galeazzi, CEO of the TIPA, warned.
Last week, Abbott ordered commercial trucks from Mexico to undergo a second layer of inspections by state troopers to search for drugs. Truckers were furious with the governor because transit time through the port of entry was dramatically slowed. So, they ultimately blocked traffic to the bridge on the Mexican side earlier this week which halted flows on both sides.
Impending food shortages are so concerning that Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller warned avocados prices could soar to $5 apiece. There’s also the risk the produce section of some supermarkets could have empty shelves.
For some context, the US imports about 50% of vegetables and 40% of the fruit from Mexico. The US is reliant on Mexico’s produce supply. So disruptions at the border could outline the fragility of US food supply chains.
yes its not easter without mexican food. how can i make easter tacos now?
We’ll survive without Mexican produce.
Went to Publix today.
Seemed to be plenty of produce there.
The biggest port of entry for produce is Nogales, Arizona
Same at Giant. Well stocked.
Produce department full in my area also.
Anyway if we have less produce and less illegal immigrants that is ok.
The US lost its self-sufficient food base a long time ago.
Plenty of produce at Giant Eagle here in Pittsburgh today.
Less produce coming in. And heroin. And fentanyl. And maids for the globalists.... etc etc. I’m sure we can go a week or two without avocados.
yes, they export ILLEGALS along with produce while they fleece American taxpayers via EBT’s.
I go to the wholesale produce district / market here in L.A. which is the LARGEST in the west coast. It is pretty much the hub for all produce in that goes to stores in the west coast. Haven’t seen any changes since a few days ago.
Article is outdated.
It’s spring. We can grow produce here and in our own gardens.
“Sid Miller warned avocados prices could soar to $5 apiece.”
You can price them as high as you want. They’ll be $5 garbage after a few days, and you won’t get ANY money. I stopped buying them when they went over $1.50.
I can go a long time without avocados.
I planted out my lettuces today!
America's grocers and major food companies view Mexico as the USA's backyard. In fact, the rate of growth of produce from even farther away (central and south America) is even faster.
Good. Feel the pain.
I DONT BUY MEXICAN, PERIOD!
I try to avoid buying produce from Mexico, but it's often hard to find fruits and vegetables grown in the good old USA. Most tomatoes in the supermarket, including all Roma tomatoes, are from Mexico--even those in upscale markets such as Whole Foods.
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