Mexico Expresses Concern over China’s 54.3% Tariffs on Pecans
China’s anti-dumping ruling hits Mexican pecan exporters with duties up to 51.6% starting Tuesday; the Economy Secretariat says it will seek to prevent their final imposition.
China’s anti-dumping ruling hits Mexican pecan exporters with duties up to 51.6% starting Tuesday; the Economy Secretariat says it will seek to prevent their final imposition.
Beer exports hit US$6.48 billion across 98 countries, 36% of global value, with the US alone buying US$6.046 billion.
Mexico stays the top US trading partner at 16.5% of the total, ahead of Canada and China, just days after Washington declined to auto-renew USMCA for 16 years.
Mexico’s exports to the U.S. grew 21.1% year-on-year in April, with Mexico holding firm as Washington’s top trading partner ahead of July USMCA talks.
US officials say the investigation will examine whether certain industries in Mexico are producing more goods than domestic demand can absorb and exporting excess supply into the US market.
It is more urgent than ever to understand and address the threat posed by transnational capital since the implementation of NAFTA in 1994. The USMCA, although it has a different name and some modifications, still represents a threat to our national sovereignty and the self-determination of our peoples.
Mexico and Brazil strengthened their ties with two agreements on new investments and the promotion of clean energy.
American political and media scaremongering about China at the gates belies a simple truth: the Mexican economy is still captive to US corporate investment.
Over three decades into North American free trade, it’s clear that the winners are overwhelmingly US corporations who have profited from Mexico’s low manufacturing and production costs to the detriment of Mexican labour, land and societal well-being.
Mexico works on the basic premise that a more united Caribbean and Latin America is capable of articulating shared solutions and addressing different geopolitical scenarios.