Veggies From Mexico, a community of grower-shippers committed to higher standards of food safety and social responsibility, promoted its members at a U.S. produce trade show for the first time signaling its intent to further step into the marketing arena.

A unique opportunity to keep shelves stocked with high-quality Mexican avocados has arrived, thanks to the addition of AvoWorks to the Oppy-Eco Farms go-to-market strategy.

Four Star Fruit Inc. expects strong volume to supply this year’s Mexican table grape season.  Each year Four Star Fruit boasts year-over-year volume growth, and this year the company is expecting volume growth to be 25-30 percent higher due to its robust Mexican grape program.

Harvest has begun this week and volume will continue to ramp up as the summer months progress, projecting good yield and great quality into late summer.

Pacific Trellis Fruit, a year-round importer, grower, marketer and owner of the Dulcinea brand, is gearing up for a successful Mexican table grape season. Since the company’s inception in the grape industry in 1999, it has experienced year-over-year volume growth for its conventional and organic varieties.

Though Mexico-based truckers ended their three-day blockade of two Texas ports of entry on Wednesday, April 13, that was not the initial problem and it has not solved the long delays.

“The blockade ended last night,” said Dante Galeazzi, president and CEO of the Texas International Produce Association, relaying a slight bit of good news. “But DPS (the Texas Department of Public Safety) is still conducting safety tests on 100 percent of the trucks and there are still millions of dollars of produce stuck on the Mexican side of the border.”

It's not Cinco de Mayo without guacamole, and to help consumers along Avocados From Mexico is partnering with Mission and Modelo to turn Cinco festivities into CincOMG-worthy celebrations.