México: US potato troubles continuing in Mexico
The Mexican Supreme Court ruled last year that the Mexican market should reopen to US potatoes, however, National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles now says that Christmas season agreement fell apart quickly:
“Almost within a couple of weeks of that agreement being signed, Mexico started back-pedalling on what they had agreed to. And, that’s where we are today is, unfortunately, no closer to reopening that market.”
And that, Quarles says is a huge financial hit. “Again, it’s $150-million every single year that Mexico delays providing the access that US growers rightfully should have. So, this is big money for the growers. It’s big money for all the communities those grower’s support. And, you know, I think it’s a priority for the Biden Administration to get something done here.”
Quarles says the rules just seem to keep changing. Quarles says they’re feeling like Charlie Brown when Lucy keeps pulling the football away. He says negotiators may have to play tough with Mexican imports into the US before this ends.
Fuente: https://www.freshplaza.com/article/9413143/us-potato-troubles-continuing-in-mexico/
