Mexico Borderlands

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: Lectra sees more manufacturers leave Asia for the Americas

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Lectra sees more manufacturers leave Asia for the Americas; steel wire maker opens $22M logistics hub in South Texas; GrubMarket acquires Pharr, Texas-based London Fruit; and chemical logistics provider to open distribution facility in Arizona.

Lectra sees more manufacturers leave Asia for the Americas

As more global manufacturers seek to cut costs and risks in their...

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Borderlands: Stronger Mexican peso could pose challenges for US-Mexico trucking

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Borderlands: BNSF Railway rethinks plan to build Texas logistics center after community opposition

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: BNSF Railway rethinks its plan to build a Texas logistics center after community opposition; Paschall Truck Lines adds a new cross-border terminal; Niagara Bottling will build a logistics center in Central Texas; and the Commerce Department honors three Texas-based export businesses.

BNSF Railway rethinks plan to build Texas logistics center after community opposition

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CPKC using ‘self-help’ strategies to recover $80M lost in Canadian ports strike 

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Borderlands: Mexico, Port Laredo remain on top for US trade

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Borderlands: $18B LNG export terminal project moves forward at Texas seaport

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: $18B LNG export terminal project moves forward at Texas seaport; DHL investing $560M to expand supply chains in Mexico, South America; German manufacturer announces 1st facility in Mexico; and CBP seizes nearly $4 million in meth from a California border crossing.

$18B LNG export terminal project moves forward at Texas seaport

Energy producer NextDecade Corp. said on...

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Borderlands: New Mexico lands first major auto parts manufacturing plant

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Uprooted cargo airlines relocate to secondary airport near Mexico City

MIAMI — Several cargo airlines began operating this week to an alternative airport outside Mexico City to comply with the Mexican government’s new ban on freighter aircraft using the country’s main international airport. The forced relocation is adding costs and operational complexity for carriers even though the deadline was recently pushed back several weeks.

Airlines with passenger and cargo fleets face increased inefficiencies from shipments being split between two locations. And, industry...

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

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