Consumers will feel the impact as produce distributors try to shore up their losses due to dwindling supplies. Texas GregAbbott Border TexasRepublicans supplychain inflation Mexico
Gov. Greg Abbott and Tamaulipas Gov. Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca show off a signed memo pledging better security measures. The agreement didn't call for the Mexican state to implement new policies, according to reports.move to begin state inspections of commercial trucks at the border has resulted in hundreds of millions of lost dollars from ruined perishables and shipping delays, experts say.
Losses to fruit and vegetable producers from the days-long tangle are likely to top $240 million, said Lance Jungmeyer, president of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas,Consumers will feel the impact as produce distributors try to shore up their losses due to dwindling supplies, trade experts said, noting that those in the Lone Star State will be hit especially hard. Mexico's second-largest export to the U.S.
"Texans are going to feel the pinch the most, because Texas relies so heavily on Mexico for its produce," said Jorge Colazo, a supply chain expert who chairs Trinity University's Department of Finance & Decision Sciences."The governor has made a really risky bet." The disruptions come as U.S. supply chains are already in a state of disarray due to the COVID-19 pandemic and as consumers battle the worst inflation in decades.
Abbott, a Republican, announced the inspections last week, saying he was stepping in to thwart cartel-run smuggling operations due to the Biden White House's failure to get tough at the border.
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