US - Mexico potato dispute met with reserved optimism
Fresh Common Potato
Mexico
United States
Published Apr 13, 2022
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To the usually harmonious trade relations among the nations of North America, potatoes have proved an unhappy exception.The U.S. ban on imports of the vegetable from Canada’s Prince Edward Island (PEI) has just been lifted, but exports of U.S. potatoes to Mexico remain limited to a 26-kilometer distance of the border between the two nations.That appears to be changing.On April 5, USDA secretary Tom Vilsack and Mexican secretary of agriculture and rural development Victor Villalobos announced an agreement stating, “The United States and Mexico have concluded all necessary plant health protocols and agreed to a final visit by Mexican officials in April that finalizes expanded access to the entire Mexican market no later than May 15 for all U.S. table stock and chipping potatoes according to the agreed workplan.”The U.S. National Potato Council (NPC), which represents the $4.5 billion industry on legislative, trade, and other issues, expressed cautious approval of the agreement: ...
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