…in agricultural employment, where three-quarters of workers are immigrants. One significant factor underlying the changing trends, alongside evolving commodity demands and worker demographics, is declining migration from Mexico, the country…
Agri View: Export Trade
…over 7,000 jobs for nonfarm workers. Here is a stunning figure. United States agricultural exports created over one billion non-farm jobs in 2016. Another factor. Canada and Mexico, our neighbors,…
National Potato Council on Continued Mexican Potato Ban
A Mexican judge recently made a decision to continue the ban on importing U.S. potatoes into most of Mexico. Imports are currently allowed in land close to the U.S. –…
USDA Proposes Less Restriction on Mexican Pork Exports
…would have recognized Mexico as a low-risk classical swine fever region. Since USDA’s original proposal, Mexico has asked for enhanced evaluations by USDA. With results from the most recent site…
June Results Confirm Strong First Half for U.S. Red Meat Exports
…rebounded to post double-digit first-half gains in both volume (56,846, up 11 percent) and value ($357.4 million, up 17 percent). Exports to Mexico increased 3 percent in volume (114,923 mt)…
Funding to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods
…Band of Chippewa Indians, Red Lake Nation, Minnesota, $78,188 Capacity Builders, Inc., Farmington, New Mexico, $26,478 Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, $99,997 Janus Youth Programs, Inc., Portland, Oregon,…
Ex-Trade Negotiator Says Trump “Misguided” on NAFTA
…2014 until January of this year. She spoke to delegates at the U.S. Grain Council’s annual meeting, saying that using NAFTA to close trade gaps with Canada and Mexico could…
National Watermelon Day
…many ways to enjoy and celebrate this amazing, mouth-watering fruit. There are around 300 different kinds of watermelon in the United States and Mexico, from red, pink, white and yellow…
Mexico Releases NAFTA Goals
Mexico says it plans to prioritize free access for goods and services in the upcoming North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Negotiations. Mexico this week announced the nation’s goals for…
Mexico Names Chief NAFTA Negotiator
…Washington, D.C. and will report to Mexico’s Economy Secretary and Foreign Trade Undersecretary. Officials from Mexico say that Ramos’s past work in Mexico’s agriculture department and economy ministry shows he…
Brazil, U.S., Set for Corn Selling Showdown
…set the stage for a stiff battle to win world buyers in the second half of this year. Japan and Mexico are expected to be the biggest corn importers this…
Perdue: No Signs Mexico Will Buy South America’s Corn, Soybeans
While in Mexico Friday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said he has no indication that Mexico will buy corn and soybeans from Argentina and Brazil or other countries. Perdue met…
Poultry Producers Comment on NAFTA Renegotiation Plans
…over the past decade, two of our five most important poultry export markets have been Mexico and Canada. Mexico Most Important US Poultry Export Market Before NAFTA, the United States…
Trucks Carry Majority of NAFTA Freight
Trucks carry more freight between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada under the North American Free Trade Agreement than railcars. The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics last week reported…