Mexico: Aneberries clarifies that the industry has not been affected by delays at the US border.
The Mexican export industry has been facing delays in recent weeks, after US customs have assigned part of its staff to other functions, leading to a longer waiting time to cross the border.
However, according to Aneberries, this situation is already being regularized, although the wait is still higher than the usual average.
Aldo Mares, president of Aneberries, told PortalFrutícola.com that, in recent weeks, carriers went from waiting 2 hours to between 6 and 7 to cross from Mexico to the United States.
“Many of the agents who were dealing with immigration issues are already returning to their positions and we could say that a lot has been regularized [waiting times], I don't know if it will continue like this, but this week it is much better than previous weeks, ”detailed Mares.
"Yes there was an affectation in the whole chain, in terms of being able to adapt to the different schedules than those that were before, but among the berries no company has reported losses and depletions at this time, outside the affectations of the times", explained.
He also indicated that the carriers are the ones who have had to absorb the higher cost of having the trucks running for more hours, to maintain the cooling of the loads.
"We know that the maquila companies have been very affected because these delays affect the production lines, but as for the berries I have not seen that direct impact," said the president of Aneberries.
"The berries are being exported, they are being sold and we have not seen any threat to sales at this time," said Mares.
Volumes continue to rise during the season
The Mexican berries campaign is still exporting to different markets, which has registered an increase in both value and volume.
"From 2017 to 2018 we had an increase in the value of exports of 16%, ending the year with USD 2.241 million," said the president of Aneberries.
The volumes were higher in most berries, with the exception of strawberries (strawberries) that had a decrease of 3% and blackberries, according to Mares.
"We are betting that this 2019 will continue with the same growth rates we have experienced in recent years ... all exports and volumes are increasing," he said.
According to figures delivered by Aneberries, blueberry is the crop that had the highest growth this season with 63%, while raspberries also recorded higher shipments at 18%.
Among the downside products is blackberry with 17% less exports and strawberries with 3% less than the previous season.
On the other hand, prices for blueberries between January and April of 2019 were a lower 16% compared to the same period of the previous year, while raspberries also had a decrease of an average 6%.
Likewise, the higher exported volume of strawberries (strawberries) led to the average price increase by 11%, as well as blackberries with a higher 1,37% price.
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