Mexico
Colorado Congressman Tipton pushes for more potatoes to Mexico
Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) is among the people pushing for more potato access to Mexico for U.S. potato producers. In an opinion editorial publis... READ MORE »
Perdue pushes for fresh US potatoes to Mexico, industry says ‘thank you’
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has been vocal in support of more U.S. potato access to Mexico, and the potato industry, led by the Nationa... READ MORE »
NPC joins coalition of farm groups in support of new Canada-Mexico trade pact
The National Potato Council joined with over 950 farm groups and agricultural organizations in a letter urging Congress to immediately ratify the U.S.... READ MORE »
Mexico removes tariffs on frozen potatoes from US
President Trump removed the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Friday, May 17. Mexico responded by removing its 20% tariff... READ MORE »
US potato exports show modest gains through three quarters
U.S. potato exports of frozen, dehy and fresh have all posted modest gains through the first three quarters of the July 2018-June 2019 marketing year.... READ MORE »
U.S. potato exports see boon during January
After a somewhat down month of December, U.S. potato exports ballooned during January, rising 19.4 percent year over year. According to numbers fr... READ MORE »
US potato exports down during December 2018
U.S. potato exports were down 2.6 percent during December 2018 from the previous year. This follows a 4.9-percent increase in November. Both froze... READ MORE »
USMCA deal: Mexico tariff on U.S. potatoes not lifted yet
On Nov. 30, leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada jointly signed a new free trade deal intended to update the current North American Free Tr... READ MORE »
U.S., Canada, Mexico sign new trade agreement
The United States has signed a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico. The new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) replaces the North... READ MORE »
Interim steps create additional fresh potato access to Mexico
On January 13, SAGARPA, the Agriculture Department of Mexico, published on their website the Pest Risk Assessment for U.S. potatoes and the Requiremen... READ MORE »
