USMCA talks in Cancn press Mexico on GM corn, mining, vaquita

MND Staff
July 7, 2023



On July 6, Mexico's Economy Minister Raquel Buenrostro met with trade representives Katherine Tai (U.S.) and Mary Ng (Canada) for the third meeting of the USMCA trade commission. (Twitter)

Energy, genetically modified (GM) corn, the protection of the vaquita marina porpoise and mining were among the issues discussed during bilateral talks Mexico’s Economy Minister Raquel Buenrostro held separately on Thursday with United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Canadian Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng.

The three officials are in Cancún, Quintana Roo, for the third meeting of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Free Trade Commission.



A discussion point at the meeting was Mexico’s state-first energy policy, which has prompted both Canada and the U.S. to request dispute resolution consultations under USMCA rules. The issue still isn’t resolved. (Government of Mexico)

In her meeting with Buenrostro, Ambassador Tai “stressed the importance of Mexico fully meeting its USMCA commitments, including those related to certain of Mexico’s energy measures [sic], enforcement of its fisheries-related environmental laws, and biotechnology measures,” according to a statement issued by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).

In 2022, both the United States and Canada requested dispute resolution consultations with Mexico under USMCA over energy policies that favor Mexican state-owned companies over private foreign ones. The issue still hasn’t been resolved almost a year later.

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