Borderlands: Avocado prices soar 59% ahead of Super Bowl

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Avocado prices soar 59% ahead of the Super Bowl; Mexican court halts $1B expansion plans for Port of Veracruz; Tesla is expanding its factory in Austin; and Gebrüder Weiss expands into Texas for nearshoring opportunities.

Avocado prices soar 59% ahead of Super Bowl

Just ahead of the Super Bowl, avocado prices so far in February in the U.S. recorded a 59% year-over-year...

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Super Bowl avocado exports from Mexico up by 8%

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Super Bowl avocado exports from Mexico are up; Schneider provides diversity grants; Logistics center opens in Tijuana; and CBP seizes phony designer children’s pajamas. 

Super Bowl avocado exports from Mexico up 8%

In the months leading up to Super Bowl LV, demand for avocados was stronger than ever, said Aaron Acosta, corporate relationship manager at Stonehill Produce

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/super-bowl-avocado-exports-from-mexico-up-by-8