The South Texas border crossings in Laredo and Pharr led the United States in imports of avocados and tomatoes from January through last Wednesday, according to data from the Department of Agriculture.
With 9,428 (40,000-pound) truckloads of avocados from Mexico, the Pharr port of entry has been the top international entry point for imports since January. Pharr is 18% ahead of last year’s total truckloads during the same period.
The Laredo port of entry totaled 7,992 truckloads of avocados from...
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