Insights and Stories on Mexico

U.S. trade body rules blueberry imports do not harm industry

Feb. 11, 2021 at 8:04 pm CST

Washington/Mexico City | Reuters — The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled on Thursday that blueberry imports are not causing serious injury to domestic producers and will not recommend further action to reduce foreign supplies, in a win for berry exporters. In recent years, U.S. producers have claimed damages from […]

Mexico farm lobby blasts ban on GMO corn

Jan. 4, 2021 at 5:18 am CST

By Laura Gottesdiener

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat hit two-week lows on COVID-19 fears

Oct. 29, 2020 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Feds seek feedback on farm worker living conditions

Oct. 28, 2020 at 4:03 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. grains: Dry soils push Chicago wheat higher

Oct. 19, 2020 at 3:27 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. grains: CBOT wheat hits 2014 high on global crop concerns

Oct. 16, 2020 at 4:14 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures surged to their highest prices in nearly six years on Friday as dry weather in key growing regions around the world fueled supply concerns. Corn futures ended lower, after touching a 14-month high on prospects for hefty sales to China, and soybeans also […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound from prior day’s plunge

Oct. 13, 2020 at 8:01 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures rose on Tuesday, a day after the market’s largest drop in six months slowed a rash of farmer selling, traders said. Chicago wheat futures rose slightly but were capped by a strong U.S. dollar, while CBOT corn gained on fresh export sales to […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Mexico to phase out use of glyphosate

Aug. 13, 2020 at 2:56 am CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico will gradually phase out use of the herbicide glyphosate by the time the current administration ends in late 2024, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday, following a ministerial spat over the product. Acknowledging differences between his agriculture and environment ministries over the […]

By Reuters

Non-essential travel limits extended at U.S. borders with Canada, Mexico

Jul. 16, 2020 at 6:39 pm CDT

Washington/Ottawa | Reuters — Restrictions on non-essential travel at U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will be extended through Aug. 21, Canada and the United States announced Thursday. “Canada and the United States have agreed to extend the current border measures by one month until Aug. 21, and we’re […]

By David Shepardson Steve Scherer

Mexico to resume sending farmworkers to Canada after safety agreement

Jun. 22, 2020 at 3:34 am CDT

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico will resume sending temporary farmworkers to Canada after the two countries reached an agreement on improved safety protections for labourers on Canadian farms during the coronavirus pandemic, the Mexican government said Sunday. Mexico said last Tuesday it would pause sending workers to farms with […]