Mexico delivered enough water to meet its first-year obligation under a decades-old international treaty, but Rio Grande Valley agricultural leaders warn that years of shortages continue to threaten the region’s $1 billion farming industry.
The Texas International Produce Association announced Oct. 27 that Mexico delivered at least 350,000 acre-feet of water to the United States during the first year of a new five-year cycle under the 1944 U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty, which ended Oct. 24.
The milestone comes after years of inconsistent deliveries that have disrupted agricultural production across South Texas.
“We recognize and appreciate this progress,” the association, which represents more than 400 companies throughout the fresh produce supply chain, including growers, shippers, distributors and importers, said in a statement.
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