Agriculture sector grows wary in Mexico
The drug violence in Mexico has a new potential victim: the potent agricultural sector in that country and its multibillion-dollar ties to consumers, farmers and ranchers in the United States.
So far, two South Texas produce companies have changed the way they conduct business there. It’s primarily how they move strawberries, melons, onions and other produce out of Mexico that has been affected rather than the growing practices themselves, company representatives said.
While officials agreed that the U.S.’s booming agricultural trade with Mexico was not facing significant risks from drug cartels now, they were less certain it could stand up to several more years of drug-related challenges.