South Texas Leads in Import Crossings from Mexico

South Texas Leads in Import Crossings from Mexico

In 2025, fresh fruit and vegetable imports from Mexico accounted for US$16.1 billion, representing 90.5% of total produce imports. Shipments totaled 595,836 truckloads, with approximately 57% entering through Texas land ports.

Pharr, Texas, handled 221,554 truckloads, followed by Nogales, Arizona, with 142,578, Laredo, Texas, with 74,319, and Otay Mesa, California, with 71,857.

Fresh produce import volumes through August 2026 reached 7.87 million metric tons, compared with 7.97 million metric tons in 2025 and an average of 8 million metric tons during 2020–2024.

U.S. produce imports from Mexico, including fresh, frozen, and processed fruits, vegetables, and nuts, totaled US$18.1 billion in 2025. Through August 2026, import values were US$470 million below the corresponding 2025 period and US$335 million below the 2020–2024 average.

Imports began 2026 at US$1.67 billion in January, their lowest January level since 2020, before exceeding US$2 billion in both March and April. By July and August, monthly import values averaged US$885 million, below levels recorded in those months since 2020.

In 2025, fresh fruit and vegetable imports accounted for US$16.1 billion, representing 90.5% of total produce imports. Shipments totaled 595,836 truckloads, with approximately 57% entering through Texas land ports.