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title: "Produce and Cold Chain: Valley data · Frontera Signal"
description: "The Pharr bridge is one of the busiest fresh produce crossings into the United States. Commercial waits every 15 minutes, monthly trucks through the Hidalgo…"
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[Industries](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/)

# Produce and Cold Chain

Bridge waits at Pharr every 15 minutes, trucks across the river each month, the peso and diesel: the readings a produce shed checks before the first load rolls north.

## Key numbers

1.  No reading now
    
    Truck wait at the Pharr bridge right now
    
    dated
    
2.  Updating
    
    Trucks through Hidalgo and Pharr, latest month
    
    no change published from a year earlier
    
    dated
    
3.  Updating
    
    Pesos per dollar
    
    dated
    
4.  Updating
    
    Gulf Coast diesel, dollars per gallon
    
    dated
    

## Every number

Each figure with the date it covers and how often it updates. A figure that is waiting for its next update says so.

| Measure | Number | Date | Updates |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pharr bridge commercial wait now, minutes | No reading now | no reading yet | Every 15 minutes |
| Progreso commercial wait now, minutes | Not reporting now | no reading yet | Every 15 minutes |
| Trucks through Hidalgo and Pharr, latest month | Updating | no reading yet | Monthly |
| Trucks through Hidalgo and Pharr, change from a year earlier | Updating | no reading yet | Monthly |
| Pesos per dollar | Updating | no reading yet | Daily |
| Gulf Coast diesel, dollars per gallon | Updating | no reading yet | Weekly |
| New produce, farm and food businesses, last 90 days | Updating | no reading yet | Weekly |

Aggregate figures by city, port and bridge. Lists with business names are in the paid reports.

## Commercial lanes at the bridges, now

Official bridge wait times, every 15 minutes

| Crossing | City | Status | Wait | Fast lane | Lanes open | Reading |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |
| Updating. Each row arrives with its date. |     |     |     |     |     |     |

## Trucks by port of entry

Federal border crossing counts, latest month

| Port | Month | Trucks | From a year earlier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|     |     |     |     |
| Updating. Each row arrives with its date. |     |     |     |

## pesos per dollar

The exchange rate, daily readings

**See every reading as a table**

| Date | Reading |
| --- | --- |
|     |     |
| Updating. Each row arrives with its date. |     |

## Reports for this industry

Paid reports from the Valley’s public records. Each one has a free sample.

-   [Mexican Shopper Index](https://fronterasignal.com/reports/#mexican-shopper-index) $19 a month Monthly
-   [Bridge and Lane Monitor](https://fronterasignal.com/reports/#bridge-lane-monitor) $29 a month Weekly
-   [All Access](https://fronterasignal.com/reports/#all-access) $79 a month Monthly

[See the reports and their samples](https://fronterasignal.com/reports/)

## Dates to watch

1.  Nov 5, 2026 McAllen Chamber of Commerce Gala
2.  Nov 10, 2026 November Link Up
3.  Apr 8, 2027 to Apr 10, 2027 Viva Fresh Expo

## Tools for this business

Templates, calculators and tools for this line of business on BuiltByEstrada.

[See the tools](https://builtbyestrada.ai/industries/produce/)

## The full data

For people: the monthly reports with the full lists. For AI agents: pay per call in USDC over x402, with no account or key.

1.  Bridge wait times now `GET /api/v1/bridge-wait`
    
    $0.01 per call
    
2.  Bridge waits by hour of week `GET /api/v1/bridge-hourly`
    
    $0.03 per call
    
3.  Border crossings by month `GET /api/v1/crossings`
    
    $0.03 per call
    
4.  Peso exchange rate `GET /api/v1/peso`
    
    $0.01 per call
    
5.  Gulf Coast diesel price `GET /api/v1/diesel`
    
    $0.01 per call
    
6.  Industry snapshot `GET /api/v1/industry`
    
    $0.02 per call
    

[Reports](https://fronterasignal.com/reports/) [Data and API](https://fronterasignal.com/data/)

## The other five industries

-   [Construction and Housing Updating Housing units permitted, Valley, latest month, dated](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/construction/)
-   [Freight and Customs Updating Trucks across Valley ports, latest month, dated](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/freight/)
-   [Retail and Auto Updating Valley city sales tax allocations, latest month, dated](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/retail/)
-   [Health Care Updating Certified home health agencies, dated](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/health/)
-   [Restaurants and Bars Updating Bar and restaurant alcohol sales, latest month, dated](https://fronterasignal.com/industries/restaurants/)