The USMCA Has A Project. Mexico Doesn’t.
The United States knows what it wants from Mexico. The uncomfortable question is whether Mexico knows what it wants from itself.
The United States knows what it wants from Mexico. The uncomfortable question is whether Mexico knows what it wants from itself.
José Jacobo Femat of the Central of Peasant & Popular Organizations, rejects the USMCA entirely, saying free trade agreements have effectively turned Mexico into a colony of US multinationals.
The treaty didn’t open a neutral market; it consolidated a mechanism in which Mexico absorbs subsidized grains that sustain income & territorial power on the US side of the border, while here, producers, communities, & margins of sovereignty are dismantled.
It’s imperative to develop a roadmap for building Mexico’s sovereign agri-food model with broad participation, especially from producers. Our agriculture is not merely a productive activity; it is social cohesion, identity, meaning, & a formidable public good.
Four industry sources familiar with the talks said tariffs on auto and steel, one part of Mexico’s economy with high domestic ownership, will remain.
Our main trading partner is pressuring the Mexican government in several economic areas, including digital payment services and intellectual property, seeking to gain ground for US companies.
What can the phrase “Without corn, there is no country” mean when domestic corn production is on its last legs in the face of US dumping and the state’s inability to fight neoliberal free trade?
The Mexican President said that lowering or eliminating tariffs is part of the discussion with the US, but not yet reflected in reality.
Mexico is beginning to adopt positions compatible with U.S. priorities not through sovereign decision, but due to the constraints of its own integration.
The objective of the mobilizations is to pressure large importers & grain buyers, who buy subsidized US imports instead of national production.