Trump suggests U.S. farmers face big trade barriers in Mexico. They have actually fallen.
Trump suggests U.S. farmers face big trade barriers in Mexico. They have actually fallen.
By Kevin Sieff
June 5 at 5:46 PM
MEXICO CITY This week, days after announcing tariffs on aluminum and steel that affected Mexico and Canada, President Trump went after the two countries again on trade. This time, he claimed that the U.S. agriculture industry has suffered thanks to big trade barriers against U.S. farmers.
But an examination of U.S.-Mexico agricultural ties reveals a very different picture.
Since NAFTA took effect in 1994, U.S. agricultural exports to Mexico have quintupled. In the last 10 years alone, they increased from $12.7 billion to $18.6 billion, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
The USDAs website offers a blunt contradiction of Trumps claim: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Mexico and the United States have eliminated all tariffs and quantitative restrictions on agricultural goods.
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