US Tariffs on Mexican Goods Go Into Effect
In response, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a “Plan B” of both tariff and non-tariff responses to safeguard her country’s interests
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Chamber of Deputies Passes Sheinbaum’s GMO Corn Ban
President Claudia Sheinbaum’s initiative to ban the cultivation of genetically modified corn, which emphasizes its importance to Mexico’s national identity, indigenous peoples, and biodiversity, now awaits a final vote in the Senate.
Read moreUS and Mexico Agree on New Avocado Inspector Protections
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar announced that Mexico and the United States have agreed on a course of action that identifies potential risks to inspectors and issues a coordinated response plan to said scenarios ahead of time.
Read moreUS Suspends Michoacán Avocado Imports
The suspension could cause Mexico’s avocado producers an estimated $52 million in weekly losses so long as it’s in effect
Read moreMexico and China Launch Joint Sustainable Sugar Venture
The agreement, signed between Sader Secretary Víctor Villalobos and Chinese Ambassador to Mexico Zhang Run, delegates between 40,000 to 50,000 hectares of land to sustainable sugarcane farming techniques
Read moreSinaloa Governor Blames Business for Mexico’s Corn Pricing Crisis
As Mexico’s corn farmers protest against the low price of corn and stalled negotiations with the federal government, the National Regeneration Movement governor attempted to shift blame away from the government and onto private enterprise
Read moreLatin American Agro Summit Suspended Due to AMLO’s Health
Despite the fact that the government has maintained that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is in “good health” and will likely be declared covid-19-free later this week, the Mexican Foreign Relations Secretariat announced that the First High-Level Meeting for the Agri-Food Integration of Latin America had been suspended due to the president’s contagion
Read moreLuy’s Lines
The Mexican Countryside Is Thirsty
Read moreChronicle of a (Arbolia) Death Foretold
The scrawny little cedar just couldn’t adapt to the traffic and pollution that surrounded it
Read moreMexico, Canada Reach Accord on Organic Food Trade
The arrangement will give Canadian families, shopping for organic food, more choices that meet the country’s requirements and expand market access for the Canadian organic industry
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