Mexico
The Nogales, Ariz.-based company and Grupo Alta have kicked off the 2026 Mexican grape season with the debut of Arra Honey Pop, a new high-quality, early-season white seedless variety developed with Grapa Global to deliver premium flavor and crunch.
As Mexico evolves from a high-volume supplier to a strategic powerhouse, exporting $18 billion in fresh fruits and vegetables globally, IFPA’s Jessica Keller reveals why the country matters to the produce industry now more than ever.
According to the Avocado Institute of Mexico, this announcement marks new progress towards the Mexican avocado industry’s sustainability goals.
A pair of damaging freezes in Florida this winter caused more than $3 billion in agricultural losses in that state and put a squeeze on supplies out of west Mexico. Here’s a look at how some distributors are dealing with conditions this spring.
Multiple road blockages are currently disrupting the movement of shipments in Mexico, according to HLB Specialties, a tropical fruit provider and importer of produce from the country.
The international alliance of table grape producers gained additional momentum at Fruit Logistica 2026, where the group shared its mission to unite the table grape industry to drive consumption and position grapes as the go-to healthful snack.
The seven states that depend on the Colorado River must agree on how to manage the river’s dwindling water by Feb. 14. If they don’t, the feds could step in and litigation could follow.
The group is expecting both record-breaking total imports for the 2025-26 season and Super Bowl avocado supplies, as well as planning for World Cup promotions.
South Texas farmer Brian Jones says years of missed water deliveries from Mexico have cut his planted acres in half, forcing tough planting decisions as a new agreement brings both hope and skepticism.
The most recent “Minute,” or amendment, to the 1944 Treaty between the U.S. and Mexico was just signed, but what even are Minutes in the context of the water treaty?
The company’s president explains how its farming practices have led to record productivity, larger fruit size and environmental responsibility, dispelling the myth that sustainability is too costly for growers.
Following the threat of added tariffs, Mexico has agreed to send 202,000 acre-feet to Texas starting Dec. 15, but it’s unclear where this water will come from, as is how useful it will be to Texas growers.
Ongoing labor and water challenges exist in the region, but recent rains have helped the condition of crops.
Mexico ended the most recent five-year cycle for delivering Rio Grande water having only delivered 50.5% of the total water due.
The USCMA could create water delivery enforcement mechanisms for the 1944 water treaty, so leaders urged those impacted by Mexican water delivers to submit comments to the USTR by Oct. 30.
As part of its “Don’t Just Check These: Check Yours” campaign, the company has pledged direct financial aid to help up to 300 consumers get a mammogram.
Beginning in January 2026, Mexican avocados will need to be certified deforestation-free to be exported out of the country.
As Texas produce growers face a likely fourth year in a row of low water because of Mexico failing to deliver enough water, the upcoming USMCA renewal could help prevent the pattern in the future.
Lack of water deliveries from Mexico to Texas meant the end of the state’s sugar industry. Today, it threatens other key elements of South Texas agriculture and communities.
There are only two months left for Mexico to deliver almost a million acre-feet of water. While it might deliver some, the impacts on Texas growers are going to be tough.
The U.S. is the largest destination for table grapes, but demand has been stagnant, a problem for global growers who expect larger production.
AFM’s fall initiatives will once again include promotions for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and college football.
The extension, which avoids a 30% tariff on most Mexican non-automotive and non-metal goods compliant with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade, came after a Thursday morning call between Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Citing severe consequences to growers, exporters, retailers and consumers, fresh produce organizations encourage the leaders of Canada, Mexico and the U.S. to collaborate on a long-term solution.
As some celebrate the move as a victory for U.S. tomato growers, proponents of the agreement say its end will ultimately be detrimental to the economy and consumers.
On Saturday, President Trump threatened to impose 30% tariffs on Mexico and the European Union starting on August 1. The announcement came after a string of new tariff threats last week.
In a market that increasingly prefers vine-ripened and specialty tomatoes, termination of the Tomato Suspension Agreement would send prices skyrocketing, says Lance Jungmeyer, president of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas.