Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada and Mexico must build on a strong agricultural trade relationship to secure trade resilience in the face of U.S. tariffs, says Carlos Joaquin Gonzales, Mexico's ambassador to Canada.
Canadian, Mexican agri-food sectors must co-operate amid tensions with U.S. says ambassador
USDA will not ban cattle imports from Mexico over latest screwworm case, agency says
Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Department of Agriculture will not restrict cattle imports from Mexico after another discovery of a damaging pest called New World screwworm in a cow south of the border, the agency said on Tuesday.
Mexico formally repeals restrictions on GM corn after trade panel ruling
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mexico City | Reuters – Mexico’s government has repealed previous restrictions on genetically-modified (GM) corn for human use, as well for livestock and industrial uses, according to a notice on Thursday in the official gazette. The United States, which for decades has exported large volumes of GM yellow corn to Mexican buyers, had objected to […] Read more
Trump launches trade war with tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
Canada strikes back with tariffs on $155 billion of US goods; China says it will take Trump to WTO
Reading Time: 4 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China, demanding they stanch the flow of fentanyl - and illegal immigrants in the case of Canada and Mexico - into the United States, kicking off a trade war that could dent global growth and reignite inflation.
US will allow Mexican beef imports to resume, says Mexican minister
Reading Time: < 1 minute The United States will permit Mexican beef imports to resume after signing memorandums to lift a temporary suspension, Mexico's agriculture chief wrote in a post on social media site X on Saturday.
EU and Mexico revive stalled trade deal as Trump tariffs loom
The two parties are seeking to add farm produce, services, investment and other goods to the agreement
Reading Time: 2 minutes The European Union and Mexico revived a stalled free trade agreement on Friday, days before the return to the White House of Donald Trump, who has threatened both sides with tariffs.
US wins Mexico GM corn dispute case as panel finds curbs not science-based
Reading Time: 3 minutes A trade-dispute panel ruled on Friday that Mexico's restrictions on U.S. genetically modified corn exports violate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, handing the Biden administration a major trade victory in its final weeks.
USDA approves funds to fight screwworm, may resume Mexico cattle imports this year
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Biden administration approved a second round of emergency funding to block New World screwworm from entering the U.S. on Friday, a U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary told Reuters, after Washington suspended cattle imports from Mexico over the pest.
Mexico doing all it can to protect trade agreement with US, Canada, official says
Reading Time: 2 minutes Mexico is doing everything it can to protect a regional trade agreement with the U.S. and Canada, the Latin American nation's deputy economy minister said in an interview published on Friday.
Mexico expects resolution on GM corn dispute by Dec. 14
Reading Time: < 1 minute Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday he expected a resolution on a dispute under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade pact regarding Mexican restrictions on imports of genetically-modified (GM) corn by Dec. 14.
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