Mexico defends cucumber and zucchini trade

FRIDA ANDRADE. REFORM. MEXICO CITY. Mexico participated in the hearing on the investigation of zucchini and cucumber carried out by the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) to defend these national foods, reported the Ministry of Economy (SE) on its Twitter account . “The SE explained the importance of bilateral trade in these products, in which the production cycles of both countries complement each other. This allows American consumers to have access to these fresh vegetables all year round, ”says the agency. Said factual investigation has as an argument seasonality, that is, it refers to the fact that these Mexican agricultural merchandise enter the United States at the same time that the US crops are marketed, for which it is argued that the former displace those produced in the United States. neighbor to the north. So it seeks to give preference to the Americans and then give way to the Mexican ones, that is, once the first ones are marketed. The investigation ...