Mexico News Updates

Government, Business, Fuel, Logistics

US Exporters Rely on Trucks to Meet Mexico’s Fuel Demand

U.S. exporters are increasingly relying on trucks to get fuel into Mexico as the country’s gasoline production sags and infrastructure constraints limit shipments from one coast to the other.

September 17, 2019
Government, Business

Mexico’s Senate Ratifies USMCA Amid Trump Tariff Cease-Fire

Mexico’s Senate ratified a North American trade deal with the U.S. and Canada, becoming the first to do so amid a truce reached with President Donald Trump over an unrelated tariff threat.

June 19, 2019
Government, Business

Democrats Hold Out on USMCA as Trump Walks Back Mexico Tariffs

President Donald Trump’s decision not to impose tariffs on Mexico removed one obstacle for Congress to approve his North American trade deal, but his administration has more work to do to smooth the final stages of the accord’s ratification.

June 10, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Says He'll Drop Mexico Tariff as Deal Reached on Migrants

President Donald Trump said he would drop plans for tariffs on Mexico that he’d been threatening to impose for the past week after the country promised new steps to stem an influx of illegal migration into the U.S.

June 7, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Sees ‘Good Chance’ of Deal With Mexico to Avert Tariffs

President Donald Trump said there’s a “good chance†the United States will reach agreement to avert imposing trade tariffs on Mexico slated to take effect June 10, and that the deal would require the country to buy more U.S. agricultural products.

June 7, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel

Cost of Diesel Likely to Go Up Once Tariffs Begin to Hit Mexico

President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 5% tariff on Mexican products June 10 unless he is satisfied the Mexican government has done enough to slow the surge of immigrants into the United States is likely to raise the price of diesel.

June 6, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Mexico Tariff Would Have ‘Significant’ Negative Impact, Ford Says

Ford Motor Co. would feel a serious impact if tariffs are levied on the cars, engines and transmissions it imports from Mexico, but a top executive at the automaker expressed optimism the trade dispute can be resolved without lingering damage.

June 6, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Exports, Imports Plummet as US Trade Deficit Narrows

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in April as exports and imports tumbled, highlighting the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs even before negotiations with China unraveled and he threatened levies on Mexican goods.

June 6, 2019
Government, Business

US-Mexico Showdown Puts $45 Billion Food Trade in Crosshairs

Meat and grains, fruits, vegetables and even sugar. These are the dinner-table goods that are regularly imported back and forth between Mexico and the United States.

June 5, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Says 'No Bluff!' On the Mexico Tariffs

Republican lawmakers eager to halt a new round of tariffs on Mexican goods next week have spent days urging the Trump administration to negotiate a solution with Mexico’s government.

June 5, 2019