The Texas effect on Mexican mangoes
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It can take two to three days for mangoes to ship from Mexico to U.S. ports, but there’s been a backlog of trucks because of the freezing weather in Texas.
“It’s making the logistics costs almost double; it has been really, really difficult,” said David Ponce, procurement manager for Amazon Produce Network.
The backlog could last another couple of weeks, he said Feb. 19.
“We thought weather in Texas was going to get better, but what truck brokers have told us is no one wants to go into Texas, and drivers have been stuck there for days,” Ponce said.
“Fruit is still crossing into McAllen, Texas, from Mexico, so we’ve had a delay of five days for loading from Texas to the rest of country, and everybody else seems to be in the same boat. And then with the trucks available, the cost has skyrocketed.”
