San Antonio – Nando Gonzalez with River City Produce wants to assure the San Antonio area that there’s not a shortage of food despite the ongoing issues at the Texas-Mexico border.
The state of Texas has many routes to be able to get food, but it just might cost more.
“The border’s open, it’s just very slow. Trucks that are typically coming across in a couple of hours are taking a couple of days,” he said. “If I can’t get Mexican avocados, I can them from California, but they’re going to cost a lot more money because of the freight.”
His concern is that some produce sitting inside of diesel trucks on the border, waiting to cross, could be lost if there’s any more delays.
Anthony Gres, with A & A Concepts, prepares and cuts produce for manufacturers and restaurants.
He’s seen a huge jump in food costs in the last two months.
“Everything is definitely going to be costing more. And with inflation and with everything, the rising cost, you’re going to see us paying a lot more money,” Gres said.