Tag Archives: U.S.-Mexican trade

Trump’s Tomatina against Mexico

By RICARDO CASTILLO     The countervailing duty the U.S. government slapped on Mexican tomatoes as of Tuesday, May 7, means different things to everyone involved in this agribusiness, politicians included. Definitely, the new duty came as a big surprise for the Mexican government, where opinions vary from Economy Secretary Graciela Márquez Colin saying “We’ll sell them somewhere else” to President Andrés Manuel

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NAFTA Enters into Last Leg of Renegotiations

By RICARDO CASTILLO     A critical stretch of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations between Canada, the United States and Mexico begins today, May 7, and may or may not last long. According to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, if negotiators don’t come to a deal in the upcoming three weeks, talks will certainly come to a standstill until

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