U.S.-Mexico trade route takes detour
Patience. Persistence. Frustration. Those words come to mind when considering the plight of U.S. apple growers as they attempt to retain their foothold in Mexico, where local growers have accused them of “dumping†Red Delicious and Golden Delicious apples.
While U.S. growers have tried in court and through negotiations to reach an equitable tariff agreement, they have met resistance, primarily from the Chihuahua State Fruit Growers Association, which filed suit eight years ago over the prices U.S. growers charged for Red and Golden Delicious apples.
For eight years, U.S. growers have been wrangling with the Mexican government trying to get a fair trade deal. Mexico’s recent decision to reinstate a 44.67 percent tariff on Red and Golden Delicious apples from most exporters is but one more step along the long and winding road of U.S.-Mexico agricultural trade.
It has not been a smooth one. In addition to apples, Mexico has targeted U.S. products with high-fructose corn syrup, corn, pork and beef.
Mexico’s protectionism got so bad that in 2003, Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, threatened “retaliatory measures†such as punitive tariffs on agricultural products imported from Mexico.
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