…and more than 200,000 metric tons to Mexico, leaving the need to find additional markets for the remaining 100,000 metric tons. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Capitol Hill Asking “When” will NAFTA Withdraw Notice Come
Canada and Mexico have both said they are not walking away from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) following hard-hitting proposals by the United States. However, online source Axios…
Rabobank: U.S. Pork Industry Should Continue Growth
…expansion but they aren’t guaranteed. “Mexico continues to grow its sow inventory and slaughter plants, which means it’s only a matter of time before their domestic production grows,” Liddell said….
Ag, Business Groups Hit Capitol Hill
…high as 75 percent on chicken, potatoes, and high-fructose corn syrup sent to Mexico. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the danger of a NAFTA withdrawal to ag producers was “an…
Perdue Says NAFTA Benefits Canada More Than U.S.
…deals lacked enforcement, so the president is sending a message to Mexico and Canada. “He’s serious about trade deficits,” Perdue says. “He’s serious about keeping jobs in the U.S.,” Perdue…
U.S. Offers Proposal That Could Kill NAFTA in 5 years
…White House declined to comment on NAFTA talks and the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office didn’t respond to a Bloomberg request for a comment. Canada and Mexico both rejected the idea…
Britain Could Join NAFTA If Brexit Deal Fails
…alliance with the United States, Canada, and Mexico if the European Union refuses to finalize a post-Brexit trade deal by 2019. Reuters says that if Britain did join NAFTA, exporters…
Mexico, Canada, Could Seek Dairy Access to U.S.
Mexico and Canada may have little to ask for when it comes to ag trade barriers with the United States, but they could seek further dairy access. Former chief agriculture…
NAFTA Negotiators Head to Washington This Week
…of NAFTA are raising tensions. Tensions Other options include continuing the talks or suspending them, which might have to happen anyway with national elections next year in Mexico. But Salmonsen…
Business Leaders to Talk Trade with Mexico
…U.S. Chamber of Commerce will lead a delegation of U.S. CEO’s to Mexico City. Bloomberg reports that the U.S. business leaders will meet with counterparts from Mexico’s private sector and…
American Dairy Industry Wants True Free-Trade with Canada
…the U.S. and Mexico. Mulhern says the dairy policy has typically been left out of NAFTA negotiations and the result is a relationship between the U.S. and Canada that has…
U.S. Ag Groups Want Intervention of GI Review
Farm and food groups want the Trump Administration to address a trade consideration between Mexico and Japan regarding geographical indications. Japan and Mexico are considering giving exclusive status to various…
Celebrate National Taco Day
…is really unknown, some claim the word originates from the silver mines in Mexico in the 18th century, when taco referred to the little explosives workers used to extract the…
Mexico Says U.S. Proposals Would Threaten Free Ag Trade
…putting forth proposals for what it calls “seasonal windows” when it comes to agriculture trading with Mexico and Canada. The article says this type of a proposal would be a…