Insights and Stories of David Alire Garcia

Mexican judge rejects industry bid to halt GMO corn, glyphosate ban

May. 24, 2021 at 8:05 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — A Mexican federal judge ruled against a request by the National Farm Council to freeze a government plan to ban genetically modified (GMO) corn and the widely used herbicide glyphosate by 2024, the national science council said on Monday. Judge Martin Adolfo Santos Perez’s ruling […]

More Mexican beef headed to U.S. dinner tables as supply crunch bites

May. 13, 2020 at 11:37 pm CDT

By David Alire Garcia P.J. Huffstutter

Mexico, Canada plow ahead on trade pact ratification despite Trump threats

May. 31, 2019 at 6:53 pm CDT

By David Alire Garcia David Ljunggren

Target Trump’s base if trade spat worsens, Mexican farm lobby says

May. 31, 2019 at 6:43 pm CDT

By David Alire Garcia Sharay Angulo

Mexico will leave NAFTA talks if Trump triggers process to withdraw

Jan. 11, 2018 at 3:29 am CST

By Adriana Barrera Anthony Esposito David Alire Garcia

Mexico considers pork in response to NAFTA produce proposal

Sep. 15, 2017 at 6:44 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexican negotiators are working on a response to informal U.S. proposals to include protections for fresh produce in the re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), two people briefed on the proposals said. U.S., Canadian and Mexican delegations finished a second round of […]

By David Alire Garcia

Cargill CEO sees Harvey not likely weighing much on farm freight

Sep. 1, 2017 at 9:03 pm CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill does not expect a significant impact on freight costs or logistics from the massive flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana, its top executive said Friday. Cargill CEO David MacLennan said while it was still too early to assess […]