Rotting fruit, spoiled vegetables: How Texas just made the supply chain even worse

Guno צְבִי

Guno צְבִי

We fight, We win, Am Yisrael Chai
A weeklong protest by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott against President Biden's recent immigration policy reached a resolution on Friday, but the gridlock it created has resulted in hundreds of millions of lost dollars and delays in shipments of everything from avocados to automobile parts that will have a longer-term impact.

Abbott's move, which Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller criticized as "political theater," ultimately created a logjam of trucks between the US and its largest goods trading partner. Vegetable producers say their produce is spoiling in idling trucks and they are losing hundreds of millions of dollars.

What used to be a routine border crossing turned into a 30-hour wait for some trucks. Meanwhile, the fruits and vegetables in those trucks spoiled, leaving some produce department shelves sparse or empty in advance of the holiday weekend, he said.
"It could take a week or longer, up to probably three weeks, before the supply chain realigns," Galeazzi said.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/16/economy/texas-mexico-abbott-border-economic-impact/index.html
 
Hello guno,

guno said:
A weeklong protest by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott against President Biden's recent immigration policy reached a resolution on Friday, but the gridlock it created has resulted in hundreds of millions of lost dollars and delays in shipments of everything from avocados to automobile parts that will have a longer-term impact.

Abbott's move, which Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller criticized as "political theater," ultimately created a logjam of trucks between the US and its largest goods trading partner. Vegetable producers say their produce is spoiling in idling trucks and they are losing hundreds of millions of dollars.

What used to be a routine border crossing turned into a 30-hour wait for some trucks. Meanwhile, the fruits and vegetables in those trucks spoiled, leaving some produce department shelves sparse or empty in advance of the holiday weekend, he said.
"It could take a week or longer, up to probably three weeks, before the supply chain realigns," Galeazzi said.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/16/economy/texas-mexico-abbott-border-economic-impact/index.html
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Republican Culture Wars again.

Hating on immigrants to fire up the hateful right wing voter base.

Gotta fan those fires of hatred to keep 'em going.

And quite despicable.

Could be the beginning of a new movement.

Truckers Vote Blue!

Keep up the culture wars, righties. The support of truckers and grocers is on the line...

Democrats are always open to welcoming more hard workers who can see through the silly power-junkie Republicans who don't care about them.
 
guno said:
A weeklong protest by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott against President Biden's recent immigration policy reached a resolution on Friday, but the gridlock it created has resulted in hundreds of millions of lost dollars and delays in shipments of everything from avocados to automobile parts that will have a longer-term impact.

Abbott's move, which Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller criticized as "political theater," ultimately created a logjam of trucks between the US and its largest goods trading partner. Vegetable producers say their produce is spoiling in idling trucks and they are losing hundreds of millions of dollars.

What used to be a routine border crossing turned into a 30-hour wait for some trucks. Meanwhile, the fruits and vegetables in those trucks spoiled, leaving some produce department shelves sparse or empty in advance of the holiday weekend, he said.
"It could take a week or longer, up to probably three weeks, before the supply chain realigns," Galeazzi said.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/16/economy/texas-mexico-abbott-border-economic-impact/index.html
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So
 
SmarterthanYou said:
Excuse me, but can you show the board what possible power or authority that Abbot has at border crossings and checkpoints?????
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Texas inspects the trucks coming into the US, just as New York does those coming from Canada, he is not stopping them, only spending an inordinate unnecessary time inspecting them
 
archives said:
Texas inspects the trucks coming into the US, just as New York does those coming from Canada, he is not stopping them, only spending an inordinate unnecessary time inspecting them
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you have a very serious misunderstanding, or extremely large lack of knowledge on how the federal gov agencies work, SPECIFICALLY the CUSTOMS and border patrol division..............go read some books and come back before you continue spouting lies and disinformation
 
archives said:
Texas inspects the trucks coming into the US, just as New York does those coming from Canada, he is not stopping them, only spending an inordinate unnecessary time inspecting them
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Texas does not inspect trucks, its the job of the US Customs and Border service. You didn't know that, Einstein?
 
25% of vehicles entering Texas from Mexico....were unsafe for Texas roads and were removed from service.


Thats a high number...1 in 4 trucks UNSAFE
 
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volsrock said:
25% of vehicles entering Texas from Mexico....were unsafe for Texas roads and were removed from service.


Thats a high number...1 in 4 trucks UNSAFE
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Thats a lie, and either way its the US government who does inspections- as in the Dept of Transportation
 
floridafan said:
Texas does not inspect trucks, its the job of the US Customs and Border service. You didn't know that, Einstein?
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Wrong. Texas can inspect commercial vehicles as they enter the state. Many states do this. So, while Texas can't inspect trucks crossing the US border from Mexico--that being a federal duty--they can subsequently inspect them for entering the state of Texas.
 
guno said:
A weeklong protest by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott against President Biden's recent immigration policy reached a resolution on Friday, but the gridlock it created has resulted in hundreds of millions of lost dollars and delays in shipments of everything from avocados to automobile parts that will have a longer-term impact.

Abbott's move, which Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller criticized as "political theater," ultimately created a logjam of trucks between the US and its largest goods trading partner. Vegetable producers say their produce is spoiling in idling trucks and they are losing hundreds of millions of dollars.

What used to be a routine border crossing turned into a 30-hour wait for some trucks. Meanwhile, the fruits and vegetables in those trucks spoiled, leaving some produce department shelves sparse or empty in advance of the holiday weekend, he said.
"It could take a week or longer, up to probably three weeks, before the supply chain realigns," Galeazzi said.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/16/economy/texas-mexico-abbott-border-economic-impact/index.html
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But unsafe trucks aren't going to roll over your car and fewer people will die from Fentanyl.
 
floridafan said:
Its not the responsibility of Texas to inspect trucks. And your comment about 25% of vehicles deemed unsafe is just another of your typical lies.
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This too is bullshit on your part. Many Mexican trucks enter the US in poor condition that the USDOT would not allow to operate on US highways. Issues from lack of maintenance, to worn parts like brakes and tires, to simply improper loading that results in loads shifting or imbalance in the truck are among the problems and issues that come up. That Texas is taking a hardline on inspections is their prerogative. And, yes, Texas DPS is finding about 25% of Mexican trucks unsafe to operate.

Texas, just like any other state, can inspect commercial and even private vehicles for proper operating conditions at any time within their state.
 
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