El comercio de productos frescos entre Texas y México generó 26 000 millones de dólares en actividad económica en Estados Unidos en 2025

MISSION, Texas — Fresh fruits and vegetables imported from Mexico through Texas generated an estimated $26 billion in U.S. economic activity and supported nearly 140,000 U.S. jobs in 2025, according to a Texas A&M University Center for North American Studies study cited in a Thursday news release issued by the Texas International Produce Association. The imported produce had an estimated commercial value of $11.8 billion.

Texas handled more than 13.7 billion pounds of fresh produce imported from Mexico in 2025, accounting for approximately 57% of all fresh fruits and vegetables imported into the United States from Mexico, according to the study. The volume was equivalent to about 40 pounds of fresh produce for every U.S. resident.

The Texas A&M University Center for North American Studies has previously published similar analyses. In its most recent publicly available report, released in 2023, the center estimated Texas handled about 55% of U.S. fresh produce imports from Mexico in 2022 and projected that share would increase to 56.4% by 2030. The new study cited by the association estimates Texas handled 57% in 2025.

According to the center’s 2023 report, the analysis measures economic activity beyond the commercial value of the imported produce itself. The study used the IMPLAN input-output model, an economic modeling system, to estimate how produce imports generate additional business activity, income and jobs after entering the United States, including transportation, warehousing, wholesale distribution, retail sales and other industries supporting the produce supply chain.