Author: Staff

U.S. Tomato Prices Seen Doubling Without Mexico Accord – Bloomberg

U.S. Tomato Prices Seen Doubling Without Mexico Accord – Bloomberg

Posted by | Jan 24, 2013 | |

Consumers will pay twice as much for tomatoes if the Obama administration ends a pricing accord with Mexico, according to a study from an American importers group.U.S. prices of so-called hothouse vine tomatoes would jump to almost $5 a pound from an average of about $2.50 a pound after the 17-year-old agreement ends, triggering limits on imports, according to the study released today by the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas. Mexico’s government opposes ending the deal.The Commerce Department in September, responding to a complaint from U.S. growers, issued a preliminary decision to end the accord, which has set...

Read More
New Program Boosts U.S.-Mexico Trade Relationship | Fox News Latino

New Program Boosts U.S.-Mexico Trade Relationship | Fox News Latino

Posted by | Jan 23, 2013 | |

As part of its ongoing effort to strengthen economic ties between the U.S. and Mexico, a delegation from the Department of State is in Mexico City to roll out the newly-created U.S.-Mexico Business Facilitation Program.The goal of the new program is to increase trade and job creation in both countries by expediting visa processing for employees of qualifying businesses.The delegation, led by Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Jose Fernandez, will meet with top economic officials from President Enrique Peña Nieto’s administration as well as Mexican business and organization leaders.via New Program Boosts U.S.-Mexico Trade Relationship...

Read More
Poll: Most Americans Now Back Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants | Fox News Latino

Poll: Most Americans Now Back Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants | Fox News Latino

Posted by | Jan 23, 2013 | |

It is not just the Republican party that has changed its rhetoric when it comes to immigration.According to a new Associated Press-GfK poll, more than 60 percent of Americans favor allowing undocumented immigrants to eventually become U.S. citizens.A shift in strategy in the GOP does seem to have something to do with it. The sharp turnaround on immigration reform by party leaders is meant to boost increase support from Latino voters — 71 percent of them helped re-elect President Barack Obama in November.Emboldened by the overwhelming Latino backing and by shifting attitudes on immigration, Obama has made overhauling laws about who can legally...

Read More

Fla. Tomato Growers Say Mexico Trade Deal Is Rotten : NPR

Posted by | Jan 23, 2013 | |

Half of all tomatoes eaten in the U.S. come from Mexico, and tomato growers in Florida aren’t happy about that. In fact, they’re willing to risk a trade war to reverse the trend.At JC Distributing In Nogales, Ariz., one misstep and you’re likely to get knocked over by a pallet full of produce. Forklifts crisscross each other carrying peppers, squash and especially tomatoes from trucks backed into the warehouse loading dock.Enlarge imageJ. Pat Carter/AP“This is a Mexican truck being unloaded,” says JC President Jaime Chamberlain. “He’s just waiting for his paperwork to get back.”JC is one of a number of produce distributors just north of the Mexican border. Chamberlain says his company alone handles more than 87 million pounds of tomatoes each year — tomatoes sold in stores across the country.“This is a box of grape tomatoes, and this is from a grower of ours in Jalisco,” Chamberlain says.For 16 years, the Mexican growers have agreed not to sell tomatoes below what’s called a reference price. That was supposed to protect Florida tomato growers from cheap Mexican tomatoes.via Fla. Tomato Growers Say Mexico Trade Deal Is Rotten :...

Read More

Defense.gov News Article: Northcom Pursues Closer Engagement With Mexico

Posted by | Jan 22, 2013 | |

With a U.S. defense strategy focused heavily on the Asia-Pacific region and the Middle East, officials at U.S. Northern Command here are enthusiastically advancing engagement to the United States’ immediate southern border.Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr., commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Mexican Navy Secretary Adm. Mariano Saynez pause briefly at the NORAD and Northcom Sept. 11 Memorial during Saynez’s visit to the commands Nov. 26, 2012. During the visit, Jacoby praised Saynez, who since has left his position, for his efforts toward closer bilateral military cooperation between Mexico and the United States. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available.Mexico, which has long focused its military internally, is increasingly receptive to building a closer bilateral relationship with the U.S. military, Army Maj. Gen. Francis G. Mahon, Northcom’s director for strategy, plans and policy, told American Forces Press Service.“During the past two to three years, as the Mexican army and Mexican navy have taken on a larger role beyond internal security issues, our relationship with them has really grown and expanded through security cooperation,” Mahon said. “They have opened up to us and said, ‘Let’s start working closer and closer together.’”via Defense.gov News Article: Northcom Pursues Closer Engagement With...

Read More

Recent Tweets