Articles Tagged with ''Mexico''

President Donald Trump may have put Canadian and Mexican tariffs on ice, but import-dependent industries serving farmers are still feeling some tariff whiplash and face new duties on China. 

President Donald Trump has delayed new tariffs set to go into effect on Mexico and Canada at midnight after speaking with both countries’ leaders on Monday and securing commitments to bolster border security.

President Donald Trump announced sweeping duties on Canada, Mexico and China over the weekend, triggering a trade conflict with the U.S.’ largest agricultural trading partners.

The White House's novel use of emergency presidential powers to impose new tariffs is likely to face legal challenges from opponents, but securing an injunction or a ruling against the orders will be an uphill climb, trade lawyers say.

President Donald Trump signed three executive orders to impose new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China starting Tuesday. The tariffs mark the first time a president has used powers granted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977.

President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Friday that there is nothing Mexico, Canada and China can do to avoid new tariffs slated to go into effect Saturday, and suggested the rates could eventually increase. The American Farm Bureau Federation appealed to Trump for a targeted approach with specific exemptions for fuel and fertilizer imports.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt affirmed that the Trump administration will impose new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China on Saturday. She denied reporting that the tariffs would be delayed. 

In this opinion piece, Dave Puglia, the president and CEO of Western Growers, argues that the nation's food production is vulnerable to indiscriminate immigration sweeps amid congressional inaction on H-2A reforms.

President Donald Trump is doubling down on his assertion that new tariffs could hit next month. He told reporters Tuesday that China may also face new duties on Feb. 1. Meanwhile, U.S. trade partners reiterated that they’re ready to respond quickly and forcefully.

USDA has requested adjustments to Mexican facilities set up to screen cattle exports to the U.S. for the New World Screwworm, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told his Mexican counterpart in a letter obtained by Agri-Pulse.