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Posts tagged: Imports

Expanded Tracking Provides Market Insight for Produce Industry

USDA’s Market News produce movement reports track import data for fruits and vegetables coming into the U.S.  We recently expanded our reports to include ten unique crossing points along the Texas-Mexico border, allowing U.S. importers to more thoroughly forecast business needs.

USDA’s Market News produce movement reports track import data for fruits and vegetables coming into the U.S. We recently expanded our reports to include ten unique crossing points along the Texas-Mexico border, allowing U.S. importers to more thoroughly forecast business needs.

Over 13 billion pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables cross the U.S.-Mexican border each year.  Having accurate tracking of the food being imported across our southern border is important for a variety of reasons—including the ability to accurately assess the market price of incoming goods and the growing importance of specific ports of entry. Read more »