Peaches from Southern US Ship To Mexico For First Time In 17 Years

For the first time in 17 years, the Mexican government will allow sweet juicy Southern US peaches to be sold in grocery stores south of the border thanks to an agreement signed by both nations earlier this year.

Farmers in South Carolina and Georgia — the nation's second- and third-largest peach producers — now have access to markets closed to them since 1994, when Mexico banned peach exports from the Southeast over concerns about invasive pests. The new deal involves strict protocols to keep fruit-eating insects from being carried into Mexico.

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