Articles tagged under: Mexico
Rockstad Elected to Chair RRVSGA
Published December 6, 2019
Ada, Minnesota farmer Neil Rockstad was elected chair of the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association this week. "Sugar has had some successes on the political front," says Rockstad. "We'll keep working together to forward those movements." The association held…Comment Period Opens for Sugar Suspension Agreement
Published November 11, 2019
Three weeks ago, the U.S. Court of International Trade vacated the 2017 sugar suspension agreement between the U.S. and Mexico. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to stay the court’s ruling for 90 days. According to…Goehring Spends Time with Perdue in Mexico, Discusses Disaster
Published November 11, 2019
The Red River Farm Network spoke with North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring about the secretarial disaster declaration. The designation makes resources available for North Dakota farmers and ranchers facing weather-related challenges. Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says it implements access…Sugar Industry Considering Legal Options on Ruling
Published October 23, 2019
The American Sugar Alliance says the U.S. Court of International Trade’s ruling has nothing to do with the merits of suspension agreements. The alliance says the ruling was based on Department of Commerce record keeping procedures. The U.S. sugar industry…Sugar Suspension Agreement Vacated
Published October 23, 2019
In a first-of-its-kind decision, the U.S. Court of International Trade has vacated the 2017 sugar suspension agreement between the U.S. and Mexico. According to the court decision, the U.S. Commerce Department failed to release all of the records of meetings…Mexico is the First Country to Approve USMCA
Published June 20, 2019
On Wednesday, the Mexico Senate approved the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement by a vote of 114 to 4. Mexico is the first of three countries to ratify the trade deal. Now, all eyes are on Canada and the U.S. to ratify the…Tariff Threat Dropped
Published June 10, 2019
A deal has been reached between the United States and Mexico on illegal immigration. As a result, the tariff threat against Mexico has been dropped. President Donald Trump also tweeted Mexico would immediately begin buying large quantities of U.S. farm…Johnson Cautious on U.S. Mexico Tariff Discussions
Published June 6, 2019
If an agreement between the U.S. and Mexico isn’t reached on immigration, a new five percent tariff tariffs will go into effect on Monday. South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson is cautious about the tariff discussions. "I applaud President Trump for…U.S. Lifts Section 232 Tariffs on Canada and Mexico
Published May 17, 2019
President Donald Trump has lifted the steel and aluminum tariffs on Mexico and Canada. "As you know, for years Canada has been charging us extremely high tariffs, as much as 285 percent or more for agricultural products, which is an…