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Mexico continues to grow watermelon production in 2023

- International
Mexican watermelon production registered 1.199 million tons at the end of November 2023, exceeding the annual totals for 2021 and 2022.

Mexico produced a record volume of mangos in 2023

- International
The annual production of Mexican mango exceeded 2.23 million tons through November 2023, breaking the record of last year, as reported by El Economista, using figures from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader).

Blinken, AMLO meet on immigration

- Analysis
“Significant,” “important” progress was made in discussions on immigration between Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken yesterday.

Mexican minimum wage rises 20%

- Analysis
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrádor (aka AMLO) has announced another rise in the Mexican minimum wage: 20 percent, as of January 1, 2024.

USDA announces trade missions for 2024

- General News
USDA has announced its planned trade missions for 2024 as well as its increased investments to grow U.S. agricultural export markets

Church Brothers hires procurement director

- General News
Church Brothers Farms announces that Martin Sotelo has joined the firm as senior director of raw product procurement (US/Mexico).

Tropical Storm Norma could affect West Mexico vegetables

- General News
Tropical Storm Norma made landfall Monday morning near the city of Culiacan, located in the Western Mexican state of Sinaloa.

Nearly all Mexican berries go to the U.S. and Canada

- International
Juan Jose Flores, general director of the National Association of Berry Exporters (Aneberries), told El Vigia that 97 percent of berry production in Mexico is destined for the U.S. and Canada.

The apparently unfair labor differential

- Analysis
Discrepancies in labor costs between the United States and Mexico often feel unfair to growers. But they cannot be called unfair trade practices.

Mexican truckers delay strike

- Analysis
Mexican truckers have postponed the strike that had been planned for this morning, on the grounds that the federal government has agreed to meet some demands and discuss others.