Mexican border blockade threatens to leave U.S. supermarkets without produce ahead of Easter – By WND News Services (WND) / April 15, 2022
Drug cartel members torched several trucks to force re-opening
(ZEROHEDGE) – More than a hundred million dollars’ worth of Mexican produce is stuck at the U.S.-Mexico border due to a trucker blockade on the Mexican side over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s new border search policy, according to Bloomberg. The disruption could leave some U.S. supermarkets without produce ahead of Easter weekend.
Abbott’s controversial truck-inspection program ignited discontent with Mexican truckers, who shut down the Reynosa International Bridge, one of the busiest trade crossings in the Rio Grande Valley and which handles a large volume of fresh produce, four days ago. The Washington Examiner reports the bridge was forced to reopen Thursday after drug cartel members torched several trucks.
Still, the port of entry into the U.S. appears to be gridlocked. Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) said about $150 million worth of fruit and vegetables inbound to the US has been halted at the bridge and could delay deliveries for fruit and vegetables, such as avocados, broccoli, peppers, strawberries, and tomatoes, to U.S. supermarkets.
