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Tag: Mexico
Global Markets: Rice – Mexico Slashes Paddy Tariff to Diversify Suppliers Jun 21, 2022
On May 16, the Mexican government announced an effort to combat food price inflation with the elimination of import duties on a range of commodities for 1 year, including paddy […]
Rice Market: Mexico Removes Duty on U.S. Competitors May 25, 2022
Last week, Mexican President López Obrador announced a series of measures to help soften the impact of inflation on Mexico’s economy, including a one-year suspension of import tariffs for 66 […]
Ag Trade: China’s Soy Imports Slump, U.S. Pork Exports to Mexico Show Promise Nov 23, 2021
Reuters writers Hallie Gu, Cheng Leng and Shivani Singh reported recently that, “China’s October soybean imports from the United States fell sharply from the previous year, customs data showed on Sunday, […]
Global Markets: Coarse Grains – U.S. Corn Exports to Peru Down Again Oct 15, 2021
U.S. exports of corn to Peru look poised to perform very similarly to last year, having lost substantial market share to Argentina in recent years despite trade advantages gained by […]
Corn: Mexico Rejects Bayer GM Trait – DTN Oct 11, 2021
Mexico’s health safety regulator, Cofepris, rejected a Bayer GM (genetically modified) corn trait for import last week because it contains glyphosate tolerance, the latest move by the country’s government to […]
Rice Market Update: New Sales to Iraq Pending Confirmation Jul 22, 2021
Price drops in Asia continue, and it’s almost confusing given that Thai prices are now right in line with India. Last week we discussed that despite the drop in Thai […]
Global Markets: Grains – U.S. Corn, Sorghum Sales to China Bode Well for Exports Aug 13, 2020
As of the last week in July, combined U.S. old-crop corn and sorghum commitments (accumulated exports plus outstanding sales) to China stand at 5.6 million tons for delivery in 2019/20, […]
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement in Effect July 1 – DTN Jul 2, 2020
When the sun rises Wednesday, it will bring with it the dawn of a new era as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement goes into effect. Not a lot will change, and there […]
Rice Market: Mexico Drops Pest-Related Ban on Uruguayan Imports May 6, 2020
In September 2019, Mexico banned imports of Uruguayan milled rice after finding khapra beetle in a shipment. The embargo on Uruguayan rice came to an end late last month when […]
Ag Labor: Border Open to H-2A Workers – DTN Mar 23, 2020
The Trump administration announced it would limit nonessential travel across the borders with both Canada and Mexico, but officials also assured that guest workers would continue to be allowed into […]
