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Borderlands Mexico: US wins multibillion-dollar corn dispute with Mexico

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: US wins multibillion-dollar cross-border corn dispute with Mexico; China-based carrier launches new ship for Mexico trade route; Volkswagen moves Golf vehicle manufacturing to Mexico; and Parts Town opens Phoenix area distribution center.

US wins multibillion-dollar cross-border corn dispute with Mexico

A five-year battle over Mexico’s ban on imports of genetically...

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Borderlands Mexico: Mexican government to drop planned import ban on genetically modified US corn

Mexico’s incoming president will end the government’s plan to ban imports of genetically modified (GM) yellow corn from the U.S., according to Reuters.

Julio Berdegue, named to be Mexico’s President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum’s agriculture minister, said the government will instead focus on maintaining self-sufficiency in white corn, which is used throughout the country in foods like tortillas.

“Our objective is not to reduce imports, our objective is to produce more,” Berdegue said. “Our goal is...

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US calls for dispute panel in spat with Mexico over corn trade 

The U.S. has requested a dispute settlement panel under the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement over Mexico’s plan to ban genetically modified corn imports.

Mexican officials have been working to ban the use of herbicides and genetically modified corn, specifically in products made for human consumption, from its food supply chain. 

Thursday’s request to send the dispute to USMCA arbitrators came after formal negotiations failed to resolve deep divisions between the two close trading partners. 

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Borderlands: Texas vertical farms designed to disrupt fresh produce supply chains

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Trade dispute arising over Mexico’s plan to block imports of genetically modified corn

A potential trade conflict for the United States looms as Mexico moves forward with its plan to end U.S. imports of genetically modified (GM) yellow corn starting in 2024.

Republican Sens. Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley of Iowa recently sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai, asking her to intervene in the Mexican government’s plan to prohibit the importation of the crop.

According to the senators, Mexico’s plan to block imports of GM corn could be a violation of the...

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Borderlands: US challenging Mexico’s import ban corn

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: US challenging Mexico’s import ban on corn; Sprint Transport set to build new headquarters in Texas; FleetPride acquires Sam & Sons Truck Equipment; and Laredo border officers seize narcotics worth $11.5M. 

US challenging Mexico’s import ban on corn

Farmers and policymakers in the United States are urging the Mexican government to reconsider an impending ban on imports...

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