For years, China was the number one destination for U.S. agricultural exports. No more.
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Mexico is America’s biggest ag customer
Most states in the centre of America ship the largest percentage of their ag products to Mexico
Mexico dodges U.S. tariffs temporarily
In Truth Social post the mercurial Donald Trump said they’re now delayed until April 2
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”
In the face of U.S. tariffs Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico, sees opportunity to grow trade between Canada and Mexico.
Canadian, Mexican agri-food sectors must co-operate amid tensions with U.S. says ambassador
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 González, Mexico’s ambassador to Canada.
After trade dispute, Mexico officially bans the planting of GM corn
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – 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. The initiative by President Claudia Sheinbaum comes after a trade-dispute […] Read more
Canada wants Mexico in USMCA trade pact
Ottawa | Reuters — Canada wants Mexico to stay in a continental trade pact despite concerns about China possibly using it as a back door to flood the North American market, a source directly familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. In recent days, Canadian officials have expressed concerns that Beijing could take advantage of […] Read more
Case made against Mexico’s GMO ban
Mexico’s recent shift away from genetically modified corn after decades of acceptance has been deeply troubling, like watching a friend or family member embrace unfounded conspiracy theories. After issuing more than 85 food safety approvals and importing GM corn for more than 25 years, Mexico abruptly issued a series of bans on GM corn citing […] Read more
Mexico in the market for more beans this year
SASKATOON — Mexico is buying far more dry beans than usual, according to an agricultural consultant from that country. The country usually imports about 135,000 tonnes of the crop annually. Related stories: “This year, during October, November and December, we already imported 150,000 tonnes,” Vicente Mendoza recently stated in a Global Pulse Confederation article. That […] Read more
Mexico studies how to replace U.S. corn imports
Researchers show their progress in improving non-genetically modified varieties as country takes steps to ban GM corn
TEXCOCO, Mexico (Reuters) — Researchers at a top Mexican agricultural university showed the progress they had made in producing more non-genetically modified yellow corn seeds to help replace imported grain from the United States that is at the centre of a major trade dispute. Experts at the Autonomous University of Chapingo, on the northeastern flank […] Read more
No certainty for canola
Mexico buys a surprising amount of Canadian canola. In 2022, Mexico was Canada’s third largest market for canola, as it imported $1.2 billion worth of canola seed and $436 million in oil. Given the size of the market, leaders of Canada’s canola industry are concerned that Mexico’s government is drifting away from regulations that are […] Read more
