Mexico this week retaliated against tariffs placed by the United States on their steel and aluminum by placing punitive tariffs of their own on U.S. unprocessed pork. U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom says the action by Mexico will negatively impact everyone in the U.S. supply chain.
He says U.S. pork producers need to continue to do what they can to supply Mexico long term they remain an important market.
Halstrom says this trade disruption with Mexico indicates the criticalness of getting the new NAFTA agreement finalized.
Besides the retaliatory tariffs placed on the U.S., The Mexican Ministry is opening a 350,000 metric ton tariff-free quota for imports of pork legs and shoulders from other countries.
