U.S. tomato imports run heavy through south Texas
Beating both Pharr, Texas, and Nogales, Ariz., the port of Laredo, Texas, was the top entry point for Mexican tomatoes from October 2019 to September.
With 13,238 truckloads, Laredo beat Pharr’s total of 9,760 (40,000-pound) truckloads and the 9,726 truckloads crossings through Nogales, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics.
Other important crossing points for Mexican tomatoes during the period were Otay Mesa, Calif. (1,798 truckloads); and Roma, Texas (1,498 truckloads).
