ITC affirms sugar dumping claims against Mexico. Ag Minute for Oct. 21, 2015

The U.S. International Trade Commission has affirmed conclusions that the dumping of subsidized Mexican sugar hurt the U.S. sugar market. Click here for full Story.

U.S.-Mexico apple dumping still unresolved. Ag Minute Oct. 19, 2015

Nine months after it started, a case alleging U.S. apple dumping in Mexico still hangs over the Washington apple industry. Washington hit record shipments there last season but is unlikely to this season. Click here for full story.

Visiting bean industry leaders impressed with Idaho seed. Ag Minute For ID Sept 11, 2015

Mexican dry bean industry leaders on a four-day trade visit to Idaho said they were impressed with the quality of bean seed and the measures that are in place to certify it is disease-free. Click here for full story

House votes to repeal country-of-origin labeling on meat. Ag Minute June 12, 2015

In a move to avoid trade retaliation from Canada and Mexio, House Republicans have passed a measure to repeal country-of-origin labeling. click here for full story.http://www.capitalpress.com/Nation_World/Nation/20150611/house-votes-to-repeal-country-of-origin-labeling-on-meat

WTO panel rules COOL detrimental to Canada, Mexico - AgMinute for October 21, 2014

A WTO compliance panel on Monday ruled an amended U.S. country of origin labeling measure has a detrimental impact on imported Canadian and Mexican livestock. Click here for the full story

Mexican trucking pilot expires - AgMinute for October 15, 2014

A three-year pilot program of allowing Mexican trucks to deliver goods in the United States has expired and the Department of Transportation has not said what's next. Click here for the full story

U.S. imposed duties on Mexican sugar - AgMinute for August 28, 2014

The U.S. government has made a preliminary decision to impose duties on imported Mexican sugar, in response to complaints by U.S. sugar producers. Click here for the full story

Mexico restores fresh U.S. spud imports within 26 kilometers - AgMinute for July 9, 2014

Access has been restored to fresh, U.S. potato exports to Mexico within 26 kilometers of the Mexico-U.S. border. Click here for the full story

Mexican buyers express interest in U.S. spuds - AgMinute for May 16, 2014

U.S. Potato Board leaders believe attendance at a recent trade event shows strong interest in expanded trade opportunities in the country for fresh, U.S. potatoes. Click here for the full story

Preliminary ITC ruling finds injury from Mexican sugar dumping - AgMinute for May 12, 2014

The U.S. International Trade Commission has sided with American sugar producers that claims regarding the alleged dumping of subsidized Mexican sugar on the U.S. market should be investigated. Click here for the full story

Mexico to open fresh spud market to U.S. - AgMinute for March 25, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. — All of Mexico may be open to importing fresh, U.S. potatoes before June, based on a final rule the Mexican government recently published setting protocols for fresh potato trade between the two countries. Click here for the full story

Mexico to lift fresh U.S. potato barrier - AgMinute for March 21, 2014

Mexico has published the final rule of a regulation to allow fresh U.S. potato imports throughout the country. Click here for the full story

US/Mexico potato access may expand - AgMinute for March 10, 2014

The U.S. potato industry expects word as soon as Monday on access to Mexican fresh potato markets. Click here for the full story

Future US-Mexico spud trades? - AgMinute for October 2, 2013

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has proposed parameters for accepting imports of fresh potatoes from Mexico, representing another step forward in a decade-long effort to fully open fresh spud trade between the two countries. Click here for the full story

Mexican Craft Brewing is Hopping - AgMinute for September 30, 2013

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Mexico’s growing craft beer industry sent its first delegate to Idaho barley country, as part of a trade team that left Sept. 26 following an overnight visit. Click here for the full story

Wooing Asia and Mexico — AgMinute for Aug. 19, 2013

Washington businesses are invited to participate in an upcoming visit with prospective buyers from Asia and Mexico. The Washington State Department of Agriculture will sponsor meetings Sept. 9 and 10 in Seattle.

Whither wheat? — AgMinute for May 22, 2013

After increasing significantly in 2012, Idaho wheat exports to Mexico dropped considerably during the first quarter of 2013. The drop was caused by very high corn prices last year that resulted in a lot of Idaho wheat being sent through feed channels.

Competing for workers — AgMinute for Feb. 19, 2013

Changes in Mexican agriculture are prompting more workers to remain south of the border, driving up competition for labor with U.S. farmers, according to a migration study.

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Unleash the spuds - AgMinute for Oct. 5, 2012

U.S. potato industry officials say recent progress toward opening more of the Mexican market to their fresh shipments stands to improve an already promising long-term export picture. U.S. fresh spuds are now imported only within about 16 miles of the Mexican border.

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AgMinute for Sept. 3, 2012

Idaho's dry bean industry is getting closer to its goal of developing a virus-resistant yellow bean seed that it could export to Mexico. Yellow beans are particularly popular in the Mexican state of Sinaloa and there is a lot of potential there for Idaho bean growers.

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