Mexico warns US farm trade curbs could trigger broader retaliation
SPY•Mexico’s economy minister warned that US restrictions on Mexican farm exports, including tomatoes and strawberries, could trigger a broader agricultural trade fight.
SPY•Mexico’s economy minister warned that US restrictions on Mexican farm exports, including tomatoes and strawberries, could trigger a broader agricultural trade fight.
Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard criticized US restrictions on Mexican farm exports, saying duties on products such as tomatoes and strawberries hurt consumers, fail to protect US growers and risk a broader agricultural trade fight. He called anti-dumping duties and other curbs a “bad idea” given the countries’ integration under a trilateral trade agreement with Canada.