Major ag groups lament ‘quickly deteriorating trade relationship’ with Mexico

A broad coalition of U.S. agricultural groups on Monday welcomed new U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai by sending her and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack a lengthy, detailed list of complaints about a “quickly deteriorating trade relationship” with Mexico. The groups, representing nearly all agricultural industry sectors, note the importance of the trading relationship between the U.S. and Mexico and laud both the North American Free Trade Agreement and its successor, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. “Yet,” the March 22 letter states, “the...