New logistics centre in South Texas enhances cross-border capabilities and accelerates fresh produce movement from farm to fork
Robinson Fresh, CH Robinson’s fresh supply chains solutions division, has announced the opening of a new, 142,600 square-foot South Texas logistics centre.
Located strategically just miles from the US-Mexico border, the facility expands the company’s cross-border capabilities as well as its ability to move produce from farm to fork faster and fresher.
“Cross-border supply chains demand speed, precision, and a tight focus on each customer’s needs,” said Robinson Fresh president Jose Rossignoli.
“This South Texas facility brings those capabilities together in one place, helping customers reduce dwell time, control costs, and get products to market faster.
”It’s one more example of how we’re offering produce shippers one integrated bundle of scale, technology, human expertise and tailored solutions,” he noted.
Some 98 per cent of all fresh produce imported from Mexico enters the US through Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, or California.
Of that total, 55 per cent goes through Texas, making this border-adjacent logistics infrastructure increasingly critical for retailers and hospitality businesses focused on speed, freshness, and reliability.
Located in the town of Pharr in the Rio Grande Valley, the South Texas facility is one of the largest in the region.
It is positioned near the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, the most important US–Mexico border crossing for perishables.
The newly constructed building features 69 dock doors, multiple temperature zones, and value-added services, and is certified to Global Food Safety Initiative.
CH Robinson said the facility is purpose-built to support fresh produce supply chains, offering faster customs clearance and reduced border dwell times, immediate cooling, ripening, quality control, and repacking capabilities, and optimised consolidation and cross-dock operations.
“This new investment confirms our strategic commitment to South Texas,” said Todd Bernitt, vice-president of managed solutions.
“The more we can inspect, cool, repack, and label products immediately at the border, the more we expand our ability to protect product quality from the moment it enters the US, while giving shippers more flexibility in how and when inventory moves to its destination.”
By shortening transit times and improving network optionality, the facility helps customers improve fill rates, on-time-in-full performance, and inventory freshness, the group explained.
“The South Texas logistics centre is the latest example of how Robinson fresh continues to invest in infrastructure, technology, and expertise to help customers navigate increasingly complex global supply chains,” Rossignoli added.
“This is how we keep raising the bar and delivering the exceptional service our fresh produce customers expect.”
