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Imports of avocados, beer from Mexico score big on Super Bowl Sunday

As more than 110 million people settle in Sunday night to watch Kansas City and San Francisco battle in Super Bowl LVIII, few will think about how their favorite snacks and party foods made it into their living rooms — or about the sheer volume of food.

The latest consumer spending data from the National Retail Federation said the U.S. will spend a record $17.3 billion on the Super Bowl this year, up 5% from last year.

Over 12 billion chicken wings, 50 million cases of beer, 28 million pounds of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/imports-of-avocados-beer-from-mexico-score-big-on-super-bowl-sunday

Borderlands: Texas port begins $68M channel improvement project

Texas port begins $68M channel deepening project

The Brownsville Ship Channel is set to be widened and deepened with the recent signing of a partnership agreement between the Brownsville Navigation District (BND) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

The Brazos Island Harbor Channel Improvement Project — USACE’s official name for the endeavor — will deepen the ship channel from its current 42 feet to 52 feet. The deepening aims to enable the 17-mile ship channel to accommodate larger, heavier...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-port-begins-68m-channel-improvement-project

USDA lifts ban on fresh avocado imports from Mexico

Avocado imports from Mexico will resume immediately after additional safety measures for U.S. inspectors working in the field were put into effect, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The USDA announced Friday that its avocado inspection program in the Mexican state of Michoacán has restarted and exports to the U.S. have resumed. 

It ends a suspension of fresh avocado imports which began Saturday after a USDA inspector carrying out field work received a threatening phone call...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/usda-lifts-ban-on-mexico-avocado-imports

US suspends imports of avocados from Mexico after threat to inspector

The United States has suspended avocado imports from Mexico due to a threat received by a U.S. inspector while working in the country.

The suspension of avocado inspection activities in the Mexican state of Michoacán came after one U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspector who was carrying out inspection work received a threatening phone call last week. The import suspension began Saturday. 

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which carries out avocado inspections in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-suspends-imports-of-avocados-from-mexico

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/avocado-prices-soar-59-before-super-bowl

Borderlands: Mission Produce boosts market footprint with Texas avocado import facility

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mission Produce boosts market footprint with Texas avocado import facility; cross-border rail ferry makes maiden voyage; Magni opens new logistics facility in Texas; and CBP intercepts $24M worth of meth.

Mission Produce opens US-Mexico border avocado import facility

Mission Produce Inc. recently opened a $50 million distribution center in Laredo, Texas, aimed at...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mission-produce-boosts-market-footprint-with-texas-avocado-import-facility

Borderlands: Mexico remains top US trade partner, Canada No. 2

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico remains top US trade partner; second USMCA labor complaint lodged at Mexican factory; Hyliion expands Texas headquarters; and avocado imports from Mexico up 26%.

Mexico remains top US trade partner, Canada No. 2

For the second month in a row, Mexico was the main trading partner of the U.S., followed by Canada in second place and China in third. 

Trade between the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/borderlands-mexico-remains-top-us-trade-partner-canada-no-2

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