Reading Time: 2 minutes President Donald Trump's administration warned on Saturday that it will restrict livestock imports from Mexico if that country's government does not intensify its fight against a damaging pest called New World screwworm.
US and Mexico have reached agreement on New World screwworm, Ag Secretary Rollins says
US said on Saturday it could restrict Mexican livestock imports over screwworm worry
Mexico reports first human death from H5N1 bird flu
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mexico on Tuesday logged its first human death from H5N1 avian influenza, a three-year-old girl in the northern state of Coahuila, according to the state's health minister.
Mexico seeks to avoid retaliatory tariffs against US, but not ruling them out
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday her government would like to avoid imposing tariffs on the United States in response to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plans, though she said they could not be ruled out.
Mexico reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mexico has detected its first human case of H5N1 avian influenza, also known as bird flu, the health ministry said on Friday.
Modest corn production increases for Mexico, South Africa
Both countries face challenges to greater output
Reading Time: < 1 minute Corn production in Mexico and South Africa are expected to increase in 2025/26, according to the United States Department of Agriculture attachés in Mexico City and Pretoria.
Trump says Canada, Mexico tariff reprieve is short-term move, duties may rise over time
Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the reprieve given to Mexico and Canada on tariffs is a short-term measure and tariffs could go up over time.
Mexico dodges U.S. tariffs temporarily
In Truth Social post, Trump said tariffs now delayed until April 2
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Donald Trump social media post has postponed U.S. tariffs on Mexico until April 2, as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau predicts a drawn out trade war for Canada.
Mexico likely to seek more trade with Canada
Sheinbaum: Mexico “will reach out to Canada”
Reading Time: < 1 minute In the face of U.S. tariffs Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico, sees opportunity to grow trade between Canada and Mexico.
Trump triggers trade war with tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico
Canada to retaliate
Reading Time: 4 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump's new 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20 per cent, sparking trade wars that could slam economic growth and lift prices for Americans still smarting from years of high inflation.
After trade dispute, Mexico officially bans the planting of GM corn
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mexico's lower house of Congress on Tuesday approved a constitutional reform to ban the planting of genetically modified (GM) corn, a move that could lead to more tension with the United States after the resolution of a trade dispute, analysts said.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
