Tag: mexico

The Mexican peso has soared in value relative to the U.S. dollar over the past year—24 percent. On July 14, the exchange rate was 16.73 pesos to the dollar.

Mexico participates with almost half of the world's avocado exports, reaching a record of 3.495 million dollars in 2022, but that success is tasted proportionally more and more in the U.S. and less in the rest of the world, according to El Economista.

I’m always fascinated when I come across one news story that dovetails with another from a different source.

After a delayed start to the Mexican table grape season, producers are bouncing back with normal production moving into the month of June.

Berries were Mexico’s biggest agroexport in the first two months of 2023, beating out not only avocados, but beer and tequila.

Fresh produce imports from Mexico are expected to reach over $53 billion in economic value by 2023, according to a recent report from the Center for North American Studies (CNAS) at Texas A&M University.

Mexican table grape growers expect the 2023 crop to be slightly larger than last season.

In 2022, Mexican agricultural exports registered a new record with a value of $50.1 billion compared to the $44.7 billion in 2021, reflecting an increase of 12.2 percent, according to the Mexican Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER).

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) members met to move forward with a newly adopted dues and membership structure that addresses the ongoing work of the FPAA on a national basis. 

The gap in pay between the U.S. and Mexico remains huge, but it has been shrinking as Mexico’s minimum wage has significantly increased over the last 4 years.